Overview

• Jury selection began Tuesday in Tallahassee for the 75-year-old on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation, with opening statements expected Friday.
• Her son, Charlie Adelson, and accomplices Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia are serving life sentences, while Luis Rivera is serving 19 years after pleading guilty and testifying.
• At Charlie Adelson’s trial, Rivera testified that he and Garcia were paid $100,000 to carry out the hit and split the money with Magbanua.
• Authorities arrested Donna Adelson in 2023 at Miami International Airport as she and her husband prepared to board one-way flights to Vietnam, which lacks a U.S. extradition treaty.
• Prosecutors cite the family’s push to move Wendi Adelson and her children to South Florida, saying the Adelsons even considered offering Markel $1 million, while Wendi and her father, Harvey, deny involvement and have not been charged.