Donna Adelson Murder Trial: Slain Florida Law Professor’s Ex Shielded from Testifying
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After nearly three weeks of testimony, a jury takes just three hours to find 75-year-old Donna Adelson guilty of all three charges levied against her.

Adelson is convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit killing, and first-degree murder in the hit on her former son-in-law Dan Markel.

Now, Adelson has filed a motion for a new trial, claiming multiple instances of jury misconduct, bias from the judge, and a lack of evidence to support the verdict.

The 18-page motion comes just two weeks after Adelson’s conviction and includes a request to interview two of the jurors who decided her fate.

Adelson accuses the jury foreperson, juror number seven, of failing to follow the judge’s instructions on speaking about the case.

Adelson claims Jacey Maxen Walker posted a TikTok about her selection to the jury on the third day of trial, then deleted the post. Adelson writes that Maxen Walker then went viral for her posts discussing details of the case immediately after the verdict.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Philip Dubé- Former Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy: X: PhilipCDube, IG: PhilipDube, YouTube: PhilipDube3922
Robert Crispin – Private Investigator with “Crispin Special Investigations,” Former Federal Task Force Officer for the United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division and Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator; Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations Inc.
Kendall Crowns
Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of NEW Podcast “Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Gigi McKelvey – Journalist, Host of the Podcast “Pretty Lies and Alibis;” Facebook, IG, TikTok: @PrettyLiesAndAlibis/ X: @PrettiesLiesAlibi

Additional Guests

  • Dr. Judy Ho – Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist, Author of ‘The New Rules of Attachment’; and ‘Stop Self-Sabatoge;’ IG & X: @drjudyho; FB: doctorjudyho
  • Evan Higginbotham – Juror #6 in the Donna Adelson trial

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[Feature Photo: Dan Markel/FSU College of Law faculty biographies; Donna Adelson/AP]]

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