What’s really wild is that Donna and Charlie did all of this so that Wendi and the boys could move from Tallahassee to Miami. Now, they’re the ones that will spend forever in Tallahassee.
Can you imagine what else this woman has gotten away with during her lifetime? There’s no telling how much she has done to innocent people that crossed her path. RIP Dan Markel.
Overbearing matriarch? Absolutely. Its just a shame that her two younger adult children were too weak to get out from under their mother's thumb....despite the fact they they were a successful dentist and attorney. Only the eldest son, Robert, was strong enough to get away from his mother.
@MandyAltamirano The first child (Robert) is estranged from the family because of his overbearing mother who forbid him from marrying his girlfriend. So he had to make a choice---his family or his girlfriend. And he chose to marry his girlfriend. So now he has nothing to do with anyone in his family. That's why he's never been a part of this case. I think he made the right move. He recognized what his mother was and got far away from her. Good for him.
My son had shared custody with my grandson. The mother applied to the court to relocate 8 hours away with the child. A family attorney told me that would not be allowed. She went anyway and my son eventually got primary custody of my grandson. I don't believe any family court would go along with the Adelson's relocation of the children.
The fact that Wendee changed her children's last names speaks volumes about her involvement. The entire brood is rotten. 🤮 I feel horrible for the children. I hope they get all the love, care and counseling they deserve. ❤
Ya the kids are the worst part about this, but TBH i dont think its likely counseling or therapy will ever be enough. If you think things through to the likely series of conclusions. Theyll have been told non stop lies to this point, and obviously Wendi will have to continue explaining away the questions they'll ask. When they eventually hear something via the media or from classmates, friends, etc etc that will majorly conflict with whatever of the million lies etc theyve been told. They'll end up researching and there'll be devastating moments of clarity. There'll be a moment they realize theyve been fully and completely betrayed in the worst ways on countless levels. Smfh, that special bond with there own mother will cause the betrayals to be utterly devastating. Wendi is so unbelievably twisted and changing there last names to hers shows how fckd up she is. Shes not dumb and had to have known what will happen when they realize the real reason she erased part of there identity.
@@mikimiyazakiI have read of a case where a father killed the mother of 2 children & was finally found guilty after many years. The ages were very similar to the ages of the Markel kids - the crucial childhood ages from toddler to teens. They refused to believe that their father was guilty & visited & supported their father & never accepted the father's guilt.
@@anitahamel4576 ok, that may possibly be how this ends up. However, the case youre referring to im assuming is likely much different. Times are different now and half there family may be locked up by the end of all this.
Incredibly diabolical. Would love to hear a psychologist's take on what the eff goes on in the head of a woman who thinks that having her son-in-law killed will solve all of her problems. You put it perfectly - their petty little whims.
The irony is, if you listen to the phone call recordings between Donna and Charlie just before Donna attempted to flee, Charlie goes on and on and on about how hard this is for him and how his kid is gonna grow up without him... sir, you're the reason your nephews will grow up without THEIR father, get over yourself!
I honestly believe Donna was the true ring leader. She is the matriarch of the family and the shot caller of the family. If Charles didn't do what she told him to do, he may not be going to pison.IMO
@@rebeccahwasson9840no she isn't, she's just a spoiled little princess..... I don't believe she had a clue what her family was up to, but I do believe she knew after the fact for sure!
@@astrialindah2773no she plays the part. She broke up just in time to make it look like ex had a motive. She provide bf vehicle description for killer to rent to make it look like it was his. She was persistent in getting the Time said bf would be leaving. She was an emotional wreck per bf up to a month of the shooting for “no reason”, she knew. She scheduled an alibi fix a tv that bf said he’d buy her a new one. She drove to the crime scene way out of her way. She told bf “if only Dan wasn’t here” I could leave. She only brought her brothers”joke” because she’s a narcissist and if the bf plan didn’t work then they look towards her brother and she would scathe through it.
They authorities were already aware that she might flee, I suspect her name was flagged. Thankfully she’s in custody and won’t be leaving ever again. No comfy beds with soft sheets, no coffee or tea in her loungewear in the morning. No more luncheons with friends. She’s in for a rough experience until the end of her life.
I’m shocked at Donna’s insistence the grandkids join the Catholic Church all to make Dad mad. She new Dad was very religious and this would have harmed him psychologically. I read earlier last week that Donna with her daughter picked Dan on a dating website as the “pick” she wanted for her daughter. So Donna even chose Dan for her daughter to begin with!!
@@dudemorris7769 The irony of that is that he WAS a really good father AND husband. And then they basically had him killed because he wanted to live in Tallahassee. So sick.
You know it was all an act, right? Donna wanted to mess with Dan's mind. You can't pick a couple of Jewish children off of the street and find a Catholic church to baptize them, no questions asked! Donna thought would scare Dan but he was too smart for Donna.
I just wanna see Wendi behind bars, not only she deserves that for being part of this plot but also because how she threw her brother under the bus within minutes of being interviewed by police saying Charlie mentioned hiring a hitman but tv was cheaper! Like seriously that’s unbelievably crazy.
I believe Wendy was completely left out of the plan on purpose! This had to do with a grandma and her grandbabies! Listen to b learned don't piss off a grandma
I think they're going to have a hard time proving she knew. She's not part of the "train" of calls. She probably didn't even know about the "bump". Same thing with Harvey. I think they'll both skate.
Those poor children, that have been caught up in this mess. They lost their Dad to murder. They lost their uncle for being a part of killing their Dad. They’re gonna lose their grandmother for the same reason and possibly their mom in the future. Wendy may be covered because of how she set up her testimony agreement. What a ride that these kids will have to deal with emotionally for the rest of their lives. This case will forever be stamped online, to be seen at will. This is terrible. I hope Dan’s children come to realize that their Dad’s life was taken because he was trying to fight for his right to continue to be in their lives to protect and love them as their Dad.
Wow, that is some cold calculated planning. It blows my mind Donna's willingness to just use her Grandchildren as pawns in her nefarious plans. Then when the jig is up, Donna attempts to run. Her son is in jail. What about her precious Grandkids and daughter? So much for a "team". I hope Wendi is next. Hopefully, the Grandkids will be with Dan's family and they can all find some peace and healing.
I watched this last night about the arrest and I was smiling from ear to ear!! Now finding out she did indeed have a one way ticket out of the country with Harvey makes me even happier. This fight or flight is so damming for her trial.
Charlie was a dentist in the city where I live. I pass the high school they all went to every day. I’ve eaten at the places mentioned in the evidence. Makes it seem even more crazy. I can’t believe people living such a comfortable life didn’t appreciate it and just threw it all away. An innocent man dead, beautiful children without their father and soon probably their mother and the rest of their family, what a freakin mess.
I never thought this would happen. I think wendy an Harvey were also in on it but i love that they are going one by one, the mental an emotional torment that all of that family are going through wondering who's next is amazing!!! Finally justice for Dan ❤
Thankfully, they have loving grandparents in Canada! And a wonderful aunt as well! I know with all my heart they will be there to support these boys as they have loved them from the beginning and kept from them only because of the AIDELSON family. Unfortunately these children have a lot to deal with, but with the love of their Canadian family, I am sure they will persevere!❤.
What an absolute evil family. I hope they don't take a year to take Donna to trial because she is 73 and needs to serve as many years in federal prison as she can.
How awful is this woman! I can’t imagine setting this up and then trying to flee when her son sits in jail committed for a crime that SHE orchestrated. This is the same shit that Rob Adelson talked about when his mom disapproved of the woman he loved. He said that she often threatened to cut him off from his whole family because his girlfriend wasn’t Jewish. Donna is the absolute mastermind of this crime.
This entire family, if they killed their daughter’s husband-and I think they had it done-created a world of hurt for themselves. Their lives will never be the same. And ALL because they didn’t want the grandchildren in Tennessee instead of Florida. They could have seen the kids as much as they wanted as all in the family has $$. My mind can’t contemplate the stupidity of it, and they destroyed the kid’s lives as they killed their dad.
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I remember watching the first 20/20 episode years ago and hoped they would arrest the Adelson family…most of all, Wendi, but was stoked when I saw them arrest Charlie last year. The dominos are falling down in Miami Dade👀
I caught the end of the live, so I am catching up on the replay! Thank you Peter for continuing to cover the Dan Markel cases! 💗 From day one I had a feeling that Donna was the mastermind, but I would also be shocked if Wendi wasn’t involved at all… especially since it was her ex-husband that her family conspired to have killed. I just hope that Dan’s parents can finally have to opportunity to start being apart of their grandsons’ lives again. 🙏🏽
I think Wendi just did whatever mommy told her to do and she always had her to clean up all of her troubles. Just a guess but she just seems like this has always been the way for her.
Markel's definitely will... Donna will be out of the picture soon... New picture: Donna in turtle vest behind the bar.... First night in jail she got to feel what it's like...sleeping on a hard1 surface...no more luxury..
Yes, I think Wendi is in on all of this evil mess. Would love to hear the last conversation Donna & Wendi had BEFORE she was arrested!! 🤔🤔🤔 Wendi knew her mother was going to try to flee. So glad Donna was arrested. 👍👍
I think Wendi knew what was going to happen but not the details for plausible deniability. If she didn’t know anything she would have definitely questioned them about it and be angry that they had her children’s father killed.
I feel very badly for the kids. They will have live with the murder of their father and the involvement of their mother's family in the murder their whole lives. I hope they get the help they need to cope.
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I think Harvey leaving doesn’t show his guilt. He’s not gonna send his wife to live across the country without him. Also, they can claim they were both just going on vacation, but if he sends Donna alone, that is Donna fleeing.
Thought I'd pop over here to get the deets on Domna being arrested while waiting for the Jessy Kurczewski verdict to come in. So glad donna got arrested!
I think the prosecutor was partly working on Charlie, during closing arguments, to testify against Donna. Grandma Donna was clearly in the prosecutors aim from a very early stage.
Replay!! I said this throughout this entire Trial... They have sooo much against Donna A. I thought this was about Donna sometimes. They stuck it to Donna on Charlies Trial. dumb, to try and leave the country a week after your son was convicted of murder.. Smh. JUSTICE ⚖️ BABY.. ( side note, Charlie apparently knows people in Vietnam. I think Charlie was setting up his family there. ) imo. THIS IS A HUGE BURGER 🍔. 😅
From what I have read and heard, the DA had enough evidence, but tbey were on a certain timeline. Once they learned that she was going to the airport and to Vietnam, she forced their hand so they had to arrest her.
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Glad they got Donna finally Justice for Dan and his family. And I bet it is sad for Robert Adelson though. He's probably glad that he's not a part of this scheme and this family's horrible doings. But at the same time I bet it bothers him too.
Blessings to Robert for being strong enough to know when he had to pull away! I’m sure he loves his family and sent him blessings and support because I know this Hass to be very difficult!
My husband and I were discussing the arrest and I told him what Joël from STS said. "She is in Miami jail now and she will will be in jail with gang members and murderers. My husband replied, it's fitting because SHE IS A MURDERER. 😮
Harvey knew everything too! He signed over the Lexus to Katy M as well as the checks from the Adelson Institute. He at the huddle meeting at the Icon and one of dinners!
Ohh those poor innocent children. They've had their entire family destroyed in the name of 'family'. If those babies were so precious to grandma, how could she possibly think that removing their loving father from their lives permanently was a good choice. Such a selfish horrifying thing to do.
I love how Wendi was asked about Donna and Dan’s relationship and SHOCKER, Wendi plays it all the way down; “then Dan asked my Mom to babysit and my Mom baked him banana bread.” Wendi WILL be convicted next and prob for conspiracy.
Would love to be a fly on the wall, listening to Wendi's story to the boys about Uncle Charlie and now G'ma Donna's involvement in their dad's murder. Surely they're old enough now to discover everything on their own. Such a tragedy!!!
They were 3 and 4 yrs old when their dad was murdered 9 yrs ago. If they were raised in the Jewish traditions, they’d have had their bar mitzvah and therefore considered men. But, it’s hard to keep kids off sm, I’m sure their friends have talked about it with them. I hope they get to see the Markels.
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What gets me is their view of Tallahassee. Tallahassee is such a nice small city. It's beautiful there. Especially compared to Miami where everyone who's not rich has to live with bars on their windows and doors because of crime. Of course, I guess that doesn't matter to the rich criminals😂.
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I watched it & I didn’t get that from the appearance. The judge clearly said she would be taken to the correct county & then bond would be decided but the DA basically made the inference that it wouldn’t be a bond case. I guess everyone has their own take on how they perceive things though. 🤣
Imagine having money, luxuary home, trips, jewelry and end up in prison to die. I bet she cant even think of the beautiful places she visited at this point. Yikes!
These people!!! She lets her son take the rap, then tries to leave the country while he gets sentenced and rots in jail?? What a horrible family! Donna is an utter narcissist.
I really feel for the Markel family and particularly those two boys. I believe that Donna is the spider at the centre of this horrific web. Not only has this murder robbed a man of his life it has devastated the lives of the Markel family and those of the two boys. Their father was clearly devoted father and clearly loved them dearly. The lives of the Adelson family has also totally imploded. What a truly heartbreaking and totally unnecessary tragedy.
@@tammiebrown8317 glad you and your siblings got away from your Donna. 🙏🏽 I’m hoping to hear more from Robert Adelson about their family dynamics. Hoping he’s able to heal and move on from this nightmare family. Glad he has a wonderful wife and children!
This might be an unpopular opinion but for the sake of the boys I really hope that Wendi wasn't involved. Those kids need all the support they can get and losing both parents on top of an entire extended family would be devastating. Obviously justice needs to be served and if she's involved, jail.
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I just don't think there's any way charlie would have done this without his mother telling him to. He doesn't seem like he cares enough to do this just on his own.
@@donnalambert7674 lol exactly. According to him he is. He doesn't seem like he would care much about her divorce. So I'm sure his mom was the main motivation for him to do this so she could combine his financial resources with hers and knew he had a girlfriend who knew some shady people.
Just imagine - she actually MIGHT have had a defense....but being at the airport with a one way ticket is DAMNING. To quote Darrell Brooks, "THIS IS MIND BOGGLING!" 😏This looks so bad for her. Whoever her defense attorney is, they are the ones who should be fleeing! 😂
Imo.Prissy Wendi Adelson was the catalyst to all of her families downfall! Because although she and mom chose Dan Markell as the pick off the dating site,Wendi was the one who married him taking a vow to honor her husband through sickness and in health ? For better or worse? Her mother didn't share their marital bed? And in the end went crying to her mother,brother,etc.....Going further nick naming Dan Markell "Jibbers"disrespecting him? These people really believed that they were all above the law! Wendi Adelson is a poor excuse as a female,mother, and loving daughter ? She should have never allowed the entire Adelson family to jump into her marriage/divorce issues it's okay to have your family in your corner but when they get really deep to the point of murdering and taking a human life which is precious is when Prissy Wendi should've drew the line and firmly say "No" ! I will not allow my family to take other human beings lives! And be a real female 💪 avoiding the senseless murder of a responsible loving caring "Not perfect" husband,father, and son and I personally applaud the Markell family for seeking justice for their son ! "For God's sake did the Adelson family never realize that one day in the end they'd get caught? For professional people building a successful business being intelligent were all really"DUMB"! And now look at them all? What a waste of talent and human life! Unbelievable! Thanks Peter for covering this case and congratulations to the Markell family!
What’s really wild is that Donna and Charlie did all of this so that Wendi and the boys could move from Tallahassee to Miami. Now, they’re the ones that will spend forever in Tallahassee.
Dan was spot on when he asked for supervised visits with Donna and his kids. The man knew she was evil.
Well it doesn't take a rocket scientist He asked that because the kids came back talking bad about him from what their grandmother said.
Donna gives MONSTER In-Law a Whole new meaning!!!
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Justice for Dan!
Can you imagine what else this woman has gotten away with during her lifetime? There’s no telling how much she has done to innocent people that crossed her path.
RIP Dan Markel.
That was my thought, exactly. Her sense of entitlement is disgusting and, you know it’s grown more resolute by winning through schemes like this one.
Donna just buried her own defense because she was trying to flee. How do you justify a one way ticket to anywhere after your son was just convicted?
But ya know, it’s an extortion plot, they had to escape those Latin Kings. Bless the Markel family.
Donna is a evil woman. Skew is finally where she belongs. Justice for Dan and his beloved family ❤❤❤
@@wendelynyoung8609nah, not that long after the murder
You'd think she would have left before the conviction.
Absolutely!
I feel bad for kids when they realize they’re family killed their dad
They have been brainwashed for decades. They will believe that sweet ol' grandma and uncle Charlie are innocent
Me too. Evil Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle AND Mom. How sad.😞
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They probably will not believe it .
Ironic that now it’s Donna Adelson who’s “stuck” in Tallahassee…
They hated Tallahassee. Now they have to keep coming back to Tallahassee.
She’s in Miami now not Tallahassee yet.
Overbearing matriarch? Absolutely. Its just a shame that her two younger adult children were too weak to get out from under their mother's thumb....despite the fact they they were a successful dentist and attorney. Only the eldest son, Robert, was strong enough to get away from his mother.
I believe Wendi put the bug in everyone's ear. She learned from the best
First child is mom's gift to dad. This is why Robert is not so affected. Second child is dad's gift to mom. This is why Charlie is so screwed up.
@MandyAltamirano The first child (Robert) is estranged from the family because of his overbearing mother who forbid him from marrying his girlfriend. So he had to make a choice---his family or his girlfriend. And he chose to marry his girlfriend. So now he has nothing to do with anyone in his family. That's why he's never been a part of this case. I think he made the right move. He recognized what his mother was and got far away from her. Good for him.
Imagine how sad this will be for the children when they are older.
They are old enough to know already sad part
My son had shared custody with my grandson. The mother applied to the court to relocate 8 hours away with the child. A family attorney told me that would not be allowed. She went anyway and my son eventually got primary custody of my grandson. I don't believe any family court would go along with the Adelson's relocation of the children.
I’m so excited that she was arrested. Waiting for the whole family to sit behind bars for life.
The fact that Wendee changed her children's last names speaks volumes about her involvement. The entire brood is rotten. 🤮 I feel horrible for the children. I hope they get all the love, care and counseling they deserve. ❤
Yes, and it kind of points to guilt; she is trying to wipe out the whole existence of Markel (which in fact she did, but only physically so…).
Ya the kids are the worst part about this, but TBH i dont think its likely counseling or therapy will ever be enough. If you think things through to the likely series of conclusions. Theyll have been told non stop lies to this point, and obviously Wendi will have to continue explaining away the questions they'll ask. When they eventually hear something via the media or from classmates, friends, etc etc that will majorly conflict with whatever of the million lies etc theyve been told. They'll end up researching and there'll be devastating moments of clarity. There'll be a moment they realize theyve been fully and completely betrayed in the worst ways on countless levels. Smfh, that special bond with there own mother will cause the betrayals to be utterly devastating. Wendi is so unbelievably twisted and changing there last names to hers shows how fckd up she is. Shes not dumb and had to have known what will happen when they realize the real reason she erased part of there identity.
@@mikimiyazakiI have read of a case where a father killed the mother of 2 children & was finally found guilty after many years. The ages were very similar to the ages of the Markel kids - the crucial childhood ages from toddler to teens. They refused to believe that their father was guilty & visited & supported their father & never accepted the father's guilt.
@@anitahamel4576 ok, that may possibly be how this ends up. However, the case youre referring to im assuming is likely much different. Times are different now and half there family may be locked up by the end of all this.
I hope Dan and his boys get total justice as much as is possible. This case is just demented. So sad he ever came across the Adelsons.
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Diabolical. They really stole someone’s whole life for their petty little whims.
Right! Over custody? Smh I think that's why this case has me so rilled up. So glad this witch was arrested.
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Incredibly diabolical. Would love to hear a psychologist's take on what the eff goes on in the head of a woman who thinks that having her son-in-law killed will solve all of her problems. You put it perfectly - their petty little whims.
The irony is, if you listen to the phone call recordings between Donna and Charlie just before Donna attempted to flee, Charlie goes on and on and on about how hard this is for him and how his kid is gonna grow up without him... sir, you're the reason your nephews will grow up without THEIR father, get over yourself!
The one thing I’m pretty sure about is that Donna will not take the stand in her own defense.
I honestly believe Donna was the true ring leader. She is the matriarch of the family and the shot caller of the family. If Charles didn't do what she told him to do, he may not be going to pison.IMO
wendi is the ring leader!
@rebeccahwasson9840 I think this as well.
@@rebeccahwasson9840no she isn't, she's just a spoiled little princess..... I don't believe she had a clue what her family was up to, but I do believe she knew after the fact for sure!
@@astrialindah2773no she plays the part. She broke up just in time to make it look like ex had a motive. She provide bf vehicle description for killer to rent to make it look like it was his. She was persistent in getting the Time said bf would be leaving. She was an emotional wreck per bf up to a month of the shooting for “no reason”, she knew. She scheduled an alibi fix a tv that bf said he’d buy her a new one. She drove to the crime scene way out of her way. She told bf “if only Dan wasn’t here” I could leave. She only brought her brothers”joke” because she’s a narcissist and if the bf plan didn’t work then they look towards her brother and she would scathe through it.
Her hate for Wendy’s husband out weighed her love for her entire family. What a shame!
They authorities were already aware that she might flee, I suspect her name was flagged. Thankfully she’s in custody and won’t be leaving ever again. No comfy beds with soft sheets, no coffee or tea in her loungewear in the morning. No more luncheons with friends. She’s in for a rough experience until the end of her life.
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I’m shocked at Donna’s insistence the grandkids join the Catholic Church all to make Dad mad. She new Dad was very religious and this would have harmed him psychologically. I read earlier last week that Donna with her daughter picked Dan on a dating website as the “pick” she wanted for her daughter. So Donna even chose Dan for her daughter to begin with!!
Yes she absolutely did when she began at the college. They previewed the candidates for her daughter as to who would be acceptable.
They’re sick
She clearly has some unhealthy fixation with her kid's personal lives and serious control issues
@@dudemorris7769 The irony of that is that he WAS a really good father AND husband. And then they basically had him killed because he wanted to live in Tallahassee. So sick.
You know it was all an act, right? Donna wanted to mess with Dan's mind. You can't pick a couple of Jewish children off of the street and find a Catholic church to baptize them, no questions asked! Donna thought would scare Dan but he was too smart for Donna.
I just wanna see Wendi behind bars, not only she deserves that for being part of this plot but also because how she threw her brother under the bus within minutes of being interviewed by police saying Charlie mentioned hiring a hitman but tv was cheaper! Like seriously that’s unbelievably crazy.
I believe Wendy was completely left out of the plan on purpose! This had to do with a grandma and her grandbabies! Listen to b learned don't piss off a grandma
I think they're going to have a hard time proving she knew. She's not part of the "train" of calls. She probably didn't even know about the "bump". Same thing with Harvey. I think they'll both skate.
but not for wendi dan Markel would still be alive
@@rebeccahwasson9840 Yelp, if they never married u are 100% correct.
She actually threw the ex-boyfriend under the bus immediately. That is why I think she knew about the plan to have Dan killed.
WTH for geniuses they didn't expect cops were following them???
We've discovered how truly above the law this family felt they were....
Those poor children, that have been caught up in this mess. They lost their Dad to murder. They lost their uncle for being a part of killing their Dad. They’re gonna lose their grandmother for the same reason and possibly their mom in the future. Wendy may be covered because of how she set up her testimony agreement. What a ride that these kids will have to deal with emotionally for the rest of their lives. This case will forever be stamped online, to be seen at will. This is terrible.
I hope Dan’s children come to realize that their Dad’s life was taken because he was trying to fight for his right to continue to be in their lives to protect and love them as their Dad.
Wow, that is some cold calculated planning. It blows my mind Donna's willingness to just use her Grandchildren as pawns in her nefarious plans. Then when the jig is up, Donna attempts to run. Her son is in jail. What about her precious Grandkids and daughter? So much for a "team". I hope Wendi is next. Hopefully, the Grandkids will be with Dan's family and they can all find some peace and healing.
It was never about the kids. Only about control. Donna is a sick narc, full of rage and spite against Dan. Hence this whole diabolic #murder plot.
I watched this last night about the arrest and I was smiling from ear to ear!! Now finding out she did indeed have a one way ticket out of the country with Harvey makes me even happier. This fight or flight is so damming for her trial.
Charlie was a dentist in the city where I live. I pass the high school they all went to every day. I’ve eaten at the places mentioned in the evidence. Makes it seem even more crazy. I can’t believe people living such a comfortable life didn’t appreciate it and just threw it all away. An innocent man dead, beautiful children without their father and soon probably their mother and the rest of their family, what a freakin mess.
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Great news! Long overdue. Justice for Dan.
I never thought this would happen. I think wendy an Harvey were also in on it but i love that they are going one by one, the mental an emotional torment that all of that family are going through wondering who's next is amazing!!! Finally justice for Dan ❤
Dan has always had wonderful things said about him!!!! Rest in peace! !!!
Thankfully, they have loving grandparents in Canada! And a wonderful aunt as well! I know with all my heart they will be there to support these boys as they have loved them from the beginning and kept from them only because of the AIDELSON family. Unfortunately these children have a lot to deal with, but with the love of their Canadian family, I am sure they will persevere!❤.
How delulu can you get to think you can get aways with such crimes..
What an absolute evil family. I hope they don't take a year to take Donna to trial because she is 73 and needs to serve as many years in federal prison as she can.
They waited for Donna to jump ship and boom lol they got her - great!!
You should be on network TV. You're so great at this.
How awful is this woman! I can’t imagine setting this up and then trying to flee when her son sits in jail committed for a crime that SHE orchestrated. This is the same shit that Rob Adelson talked about when his mom disapproved of the woman he loved. He said that she often threatened to cut him off from his whole family because his girlfriend wasn’t Jewish. Donna is the absolute mastermind of this crime.
Where did you hear Rob Adelson say that?
I want Charlie to testify against Donna.
Is Rob on some media platform, I’d like to learn more of him…He dodged a bullet, glad he and his wife are estranged from the evil side
wendi is The Queen and the Originator ,Instigator and Accomplice of the murder of her husband Dan Markel .
@@NHmeetsPAthat would be super duper late breaking news
So glad she was arrested! I believe she is the mastermind behind it all!
This entire family, if they killed their daughter’s husband-and I think they had it done-created a world of hurt for themselves. Their lives will never be the same. And ALL because they didn’t want the grandchildren in Tennessee instead of Florida. They could have seen the kids as much as they wanted as all in the family has $$. My mind can’t contemplate the stupidity of it, and they destroyed the kid’s lives as they killed their dad.
She wanted them in Miami rather than in Tallahassee
I was a paralegal in a government office for nearly 20 years. Started out everyone was very conservative and trended quite a bit older, but then our bosses started worrying about the future and started going after young lawyers and paralegals to learn and take over. It was a bit of a shock seeing my first government lawyers with tattoos, long hair on some of the men (especially the indigenous ones) and even one guy with dreads... but they know what they're doing. Fashions change. I think we're all getting over being all focused on body ornamentation.
An attorney with tattoos would be so badass! I’d trust them even more. Same with a dr.
what a troublemaker the mother was/is! she deserves to be convicted just for being so malicious!
Catching replay in the uk 🇬🇧 pleased they caught Donna next Wendi justice for Dan
I remember watching the first 20/20 episode years ago and hoped they would arrest the Adelson family…most of all, Wendi, but was stoked when I saw them arrest Charlie last year. The dominos are falling down in Miami Dade👀
I caught the end of the live, so I am catching up on the replay! Thank you Peter for continuing to cover the Dan Markel cases! 💗 From day one I had a feeling that Donna was the mastermind, but I would also be shocked if Wendi wasn’t involved at all… especially since it was her ex-husband that her family conspired to have killed. I just hope that Dan’s parents can finally have to opportunity to start being apart of their grandsons’ lives again. 🙏🏽
Me too!
I think Wendi just did whatever mommy told her to do and she always had her to clean up all of her troubles. Just a guess but she just seems like this has always been the way for her.
@@niania7022 i agrée
i dont think they would do it without her approval, at least
Markel's definitely will...
Donna will be out of the picture soon...
New picture: Donna in turtle vest behind the bar....
First night in jail she got to feel what it's like...sleeping on a hard1 surface...no more luxury..
Yes, I think Wendi is in on all of this evil mess. Would love to hear the last conversation Donna & Wendi had BEFORE she was arrested!! 🤔🤔🤔 Wendi knew her mother was going to try to flee. So glad Donna was arrested. 👍👍
Daily Catholic Mass, maybe?
Or CONFESSION? 🤣
I think Wendi knew what was going to happen but not the details for plausible deniability. If she didn’t know anything she would have definitely questioned them about it and be angry that they had her children’s father killed.
I just subscribed after watching your coverage of Donna’s arrest after following this case.
HELL YES!!! So glad to see the adelsons are all getting round up!!
I feel very badly for the kids. They will have live with the murder of their father and the involvement of their mother's family in the murder their whole lives. I hope they get the help they need to cope.
This whole thing is so sad for those poor kids they have already lost their dad now they are finding out that their whole family is involved so so sad
Harvey knew and did nothing to stop it. He needs to be brought to justice.
He sounds like a very passive husband. Kind of like King Ahab and his super controlling wife Jezebel in The Bible.
Of course Harvey stayed.. someone has to staple the money..
And wash it
Donna maybe the mastermind but Wendi is the heartbeat of this crime. Her constant involvement of her mother fueled this murder
I feel for the grandkids.
I’ve been around when you were just hoping to hit 35,000 subscribers. I’m still here and your channel has grown. Thank you for your coverage of all of these cases and I wish you nothing but success.
OMG! How did I not hear about this last night?? Much faster than I thought it would happen. "And they all fall down."
I think Harvey leaving doesn’t show his guilt. He’s not gonna send his wife to live across the country without him. Also, they can claim they were both just going on vacation, but if he sends Donna alone, that is Donna fleeing.
Watching the closing statements I honestly didn’t pick up how much Donna was talked about until you pointed it out! Crazy!
Thought I'd pop over here to get the deets on Domna being arrested while waiting for the Jessy Kurczewski verdict to come in. So glad donna got arrested!
I think the prosecutor was partly working on Charlie, during closing arguments, to testify against Donna. Grandma Donna was clearly in the prosecutors aim from a very early stage.
Best line ever Peter “Funny Charlie, he’s a comedian but he’s also a prophet because things he jokes about seem to come true” 😂😂❤
Replay!! I said this throughout this entire Trial... They have sooo much against Donna A. I thought this was about Donna sometimes. They stuck it to Donna on Charlies Trial.
dumb, to try and leave the country a week after your son was convicted of murder..
Smh.
JUSTICE ⚖️ BABY..
( side note, Charlie apparently knows people in Vietnam. I think Charlie was setting up his family there. ) imo.
THIS IS A HUGE BURGER 🍔. 😅
From what I have read and heard, the DA had enough evidence, but tbey were on a certain timeline. Once they learned that she was going to the airport and to Vietnam, she forced their hand so they had to arrest her.
That's exactly what he roadless than 10 mins in of the video. Lol didn't you listen
@Golum-hf7rv Makes sense. Did you see her arrangement? She didn't make a peep! Lol
@@simpinainteasyRHECcool?
@@Golum-hf7rvthe grand jury is secret, no?
My mom and I had bets when Donna would run.
Such wonderful people gifting memberships 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰. I know I’m thankful when I’m gifted one as I just don’t have the money right now to become a member, so hank you all for your kindness!!!!!
I’ve learned so much about the law since you break it down for those of us that are not lawyers. You make even complex cases much similar to understand and that’s what helps make your channel grow is that you don’t treat us like stupid you allow us to ask what some people would consider stupid questions because we don’t understand the law. I look forward To your work on this case as well.
Glad they got Donna finally Justice for Dan and his family. And I bet it is sad for Robert Adelson though. He's probably glad that he's not a part of this scheme and this family's horrible doings. But at the same time I bet it bothers him too.
Blessings to Robert for being strong enough to know when he had to pull away! I’m sure he loves his family and sent him blessings and support because I know this Hass to be very difficult!
I bet Robert’s wife feels like this could have been her instead of Dan or maybe in addition.
My husband and I were discussing the arrest and I told him what Joël from STS said. "She is in Miami jail now and she will will be in jail with gang members and murderers. My husband replied, it's fitting because SHE IS A MURDERER. 😮
way to wait for the trial and the evidence lol
@@60toodlesdid you watch the other trial? Silly goose. Lol
@@60toodlesShe'll be transferred to Tallahassee soon. That jail is relatively chill.
Harvey knew everything too! He signed over the Lexus to Katy M as well as the checks from the Adelson Institute. He at the huddle meeting at the Icon and one of dinners!
Ohh those poor innocent children. They've had their entire family destroyed in the name of 'family'. If those babies were so precious to grandma, how could she possibly think that removing their loving father from their lives permanently was a good choice. Such a selfish horrifying thing to do.
Why didn't they just suspend her Passport if they weren't ready to charge.
I believe you have a sincere heart. Always polite when speaking about others.
That's why I joined.
I love how Wendi was asked about Donna and Dan’s relationship and SHOCKER, Wendi plays it all the way down; “then Dan asked my Mom to babysit and my Mom baked him banana bread.” Wendi WILL be convicted next and prob for conspiracy.
the "Banana Bread defense" 😂is there evidence of this bread?
Would love to be a fly on the wall, listening to Wendi's story to the boys about Uncle Charlie and now G'ma Donna's involvement in their dad's murder. Surely they're old enough now to discover everything on their own. Such a tragedy!!!
They were 3 and 4 yrs old when their dad was murdered 9 yrs ago. If they were raised in the Jewish traditions, they’d have had their bar mitzvah and therefore considered men. But, it’s hard to keep kids off sm, I’m sure their friends have talked about it with them. I hope they get to see the Markels.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Donna gave up Wendy because she’s angry that she got caught.
Evil is all written over Donna's face .....She's going down!!!! So relieved they've got her finally 🙌🥳👏
Hiya Peter. Sorry i missed the live. After 6 long weeks managed to get to see my grandchildren in Tel Aviv. Got home safely.
Am horrified to hear the messages re Nazi etc ... very sad for me these days.. thank you for your detailed reporting today... as usual. Sending warm regards ❤❤
You know "Nazis" are Jews, right? Ashke NAZI. It was a term coined in the 1700's towards Jews.
New member here! Luv, LUV this channel...
Only a Adelson would attempt something like this. She really thought she wasn’t being watched 24/7 🙄🤡
What gets me is their view of Tallahassee. Tallahassee is such a nice small city. It's beautiful there. Especially compared to Miami where everyone who's not rich has to live with bars on their windows and doors because of crime. Of course, I guess that doesn't matter to the rich criminals😂.
I'm biracial and I love how Natalie Lawyerchick wears her dreadlocks and looks so sharp and smart while doing it. Keep expanding the lexicon of what's "appropriate" in court rooms. I get that courts don't want legal professionals or court attendees to roll in looking like they haven't taken care with their appearance. But no one could look at Peter Tragos or Natalie Lawyerchick and think they didn't take care with their appearance. I think guys look great with long hair, braids, and dreads as long as they take care of their hair. Same goes for beards. Some guys don't do anything to keep their beard looking dapper. (Guys deserve a little self care too!) A different hairstyle doesn't necessarily signal carelessness, disrespect, or a lack of professionalism.
I saw her court appearance this morning and I think she thought she was getting out on bond!
I watched it & I didn’t get that from the appearance. The judge clearly said she would be taken to the correct county & then bond would be decided but the DA basically made the inference that it wouldn’t be a bond case. I guess everyone has their own take on how they perceive things though. 🤣
Imagine having money, luxuary home, trips, jewelry and end up in prison to die. I bet she cant even think of the beautiful places she visited at this point. Yikes!
These people!!! She lets her son take the rap, then tries to leave the country while he gets sentenced and rots in jail?? What a horrible family! Donna is an utter narcissist.
I really feel for the Markel family and particularly those two boys. I believe that Donna is the spider at the centre of this horrific web. Not only has this murder robbed a man of his life it has devastated the lives of the Markel family and those of the two boys. Their father was clearly devoted father and clearly loved them dearly. The lives of the Adelson family has also totally imploded. What a truly heartbreaking and totally unnecessary tragedy.
I need to read up on this case I was unaware until recently
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And I thought my mother was a nightmare! I can’t imagine having Donna as a mother.
Imagine having a Donna as a mother in law!
Ironically, my mother is a nightmare and her name is Donna. 😂 We all got away from her, thankfully.
@@tammiebrown8317 glad you and your siblings got away from your Donna. 🙏🏽 I’m hoping to hear more from Robert Adelson about their family dynamics. Hoping he’s able to heal and move on from this nightmare family. Glad he has a wonderful wife and children!
@@JoyMat81 I haven’t really followed this case closely but I’m curious about him too! I want to hear his perspective on the family dynamics.
Can't always catch the lives. I started watching on he Darrel Brooks case. So bizarre, now I am really into court cases.
Didn’t you love seeing her court appearance this morning. Man it’s a great day today. I think she thought she was going to get bail! 🤣
Wendi knew when and where Dan would be. She divulged that information to the hit men. She is guilty.😮
This might be an unpopular opinion but for the sake of the boys I really hope that Wendi wasn't involved. Those kids need all the support they can get and losing both parents on top of an entire extended family would be devastating.
Obviously justice needs to be served and if she's involved, jail.
Maybe they can spend more time with the markels
My mom looks like Doris Day compared to Donna.
Seriously??? There’s no chance in hell that she wasn’t involved! I feel terrible for the boys but their mom is the reason Dan Markel was murdered.
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I just don't think there's any way charlie would have done this without his mother telling him to. He doesn't seem like he cares enough to do this just on his own.
Right, he’s a drunken playboy who just wants to have fun
@@donnalambert7674 lol exactly. According to him he is. He doesn't seem like he would care much about her divorce. So I'm sure his mom was the main motivation for him to do this so she could combine his financial resources with hers and knew he had a girlfriend who knew some shady people.
The only guy the Adelson family who remains clean is the eldest son Robert. Kudos to him for keeping a very low profile.
I just saw her court appearance. She thought she was gonna get bonded out 😅
Where did you watch it?
Would love to see that one
Where was that?
Where girl ???😁
I saw it on Law Belle Vie’s channel
Wow, Vietnam! She knew that an arrest was coming.
Just imagine - she actually MIGHT have had a defense....but being at the airport with a one way ticket is DAMNING. To quote Darrell Brooks, "THIS IS MIND BOGGLING!" 😏This looks so bad for her.
Whoever her defense attorney is, they are the ones who should be fleeing! 😂
You’re better than ANY of the hosts on these legal networks… and it’s not even close.
Donna is 100% the mastermind in my opinion
Imo.Prissy Wendi Adelson was the catalyst to all of her families downfall! Because although she and mom chose Dan Markell as the pick off the dating site,Wendi was the one who married him taking a vow to honor her husband through sickness and in health ? For better or worse? Her mother didn't share their marital bed? And in the end went crying to her mother,brother,etc.....Going further nick naming Dan Markell "Jibbers"disrespecting him? These people really believed that they were all above the law! Wendi Adelson is a poor excuse as a female,mother, and loving daughter ? She should have never allowed the entire Adelson family to jump into her marriage/divorce issues it's okay to have your family in your corner but when they get really deep to the point of murdering and taking a human life which is precious is when Prissy Wendi should've drew the line and firmly say "No" ! I will not allow my family to take other human beings lives! And be a real female 💪 avoiding the senseless murder of a responsible loving caring "Not perfect" husband,father, and son and I personally applaud the Markell family for seeking justice for their son ! "For God's sake did the Adelson family never realize that one day in the end they'd get caught? For professional people building a successful business being intelligent were all really"DUMB"! And now look at them all? What a waste of talent and human life! Unbelievable! Thanks Peter for covering this case and congratulations to the Markell family!
Wendi is a sick sow. Put her down.
Cling Cling..Donna!!
Has Donna ever had an IQ test? 😂😂😁