Overview

• A Tallahassee jury on Sept. 4 found Donna Adelson guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation in the shooting death of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel.
• Sentencing will occur at a later date, with a case-management hearing set for Oct. 14, according to the judge.
• Prosecutors argued she orchestrated a murder-for-hire to overcome a relocation dispute tied to a custody case, while the defense said no direct evidence linked her to the plot.
• Four others are already imprisoned in the case, including her son Charles Adelson, intermediary Katherine Magbanua, gunman Sigfredo Garcia and driver Luis Rivera.
• She was arrested in November 2023 at Miami International Airport while attempting to board a one-way flight to Vietnam, an incident highlighted by prosecutors during the case.