After an eight-day trial that included numerous wiretaps and other covertly recorded conversations implicating him in 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, the jury delivered guilty verdicts. Because of the first-degree murder charge, he was facing an obligatory life term.
Following the hearing of victim impact testimonials from Markel’s family, Leon Circuit Judge Stephen Everett handed down his sentence.
Less than a day after his mother, Donna Adelson, entered a not-guilty plea during her arraignment before Everett, he was sentenced.
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Charlie Adelson wife: Is Charlie Adelson married?
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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