Overview

• Circuit Judge Stephen Everett ordered life without parole and added 30-year sentences for conspiracy and solicitation to run concurrent with each other but consecutive to the murder term.
• The judge said the evidence was clear and criticized Adelson for an “utter lack of remorse” during her statement to the court.
• Adelson, 75, maintained she is an innocent woman and said she will appeal the convictions and sentence.
• A jury last month found her guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation after a weekslong trial in Tallahassee.
• The killing followed a contentious custody dispute, and four others — including her son Charlie Adelson, Katherine Magbanua, Sigfredo Garcia, and Luis Rivera — are already serving prison terms for related roles.