Following an eight-day trial that included numerous wiretaps and other covertly recorded communications tying him to the murder, Charlie Adelson, 47, was found guilty on November 6, 2014, of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation.
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Within three hours, jurors returned guilty verdicts. On the first-degree murder charge, he was facing an obligatory life term.
After hearing Markel’s family’s victim impact statements, Leon Circuit Judge Stephen Everett released his punishment.
His mother, Donna Adelson, entered a not-guilty plea during her arraignment before Everett and was sentenced less than twenty-four hours later.
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Who is Charlie Adelson’s ex wife?
Katherin Magbanua is the ex-girlfriend of Charlie Adelson. Before the case, Magbanua worked for the Adelson family’s dental practice.
In July 2014, Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was shot and killed outside his Tallahassee residence.
Upon investigation, Katherine Magbanua was named as the alleged middle woman between Adelson and the two hitmen who killed Dan Markel.


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