Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 3h3 hours ago
Sigfredo Garcia and Katherine Magbanua waiting for testimony to start,
day 5 of conspiracy and murder trial
@JulieMontanaroW
Karl EttersVerified account @KarlEtters 2h2 hours ago
Welcome back. We're going to start the morning in court discussing the ever-popular jury instructions.
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Defense teams requesting jury not consider any lesser charges than first degree murder, state wants second degree murder and manslaughter as choices. Judge sides with state
@WCTV
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
Before the jury walks in, the judge and attorneys are discussing charges. The state is asking the jury to consider lesser charges. Defense disagrees. Judge Hankinson will allow jury to consider manslaughter and second degree.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Karl EttersVerified account @KarlEtters 2h2 hours ago
Neither defense team is going to seek to allow the jury to consider any lesser charges, but Judge Hankinson said he will allow the panel to consider manslaughter and second-degree murder
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Charlie Adelson’s ex-girlfriend on stand now, says she spoke to him yesterday
@WCTV
Blaise L Gainey @BlaiseGainey 2h2 hours ago
First witness is now up,
June Umchinda, one of Charlie Adelson's ex-girlfriend. She says that Charlie's demeanor changed when more clues were developed with the case.
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Adelsons ex says they’ve talked about the Markel case, says he’s never made any admissions
@WCTV
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
She says Charlie Adelson never admitted to involvement in the murder.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Adelson’s ex says Charlie was nervous and worried after murder arrests in 2016, sleeping with a gun, but says he usually does
@WCTV
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
She says when the arrests happened, Adelson started to act stressed and irrational. She says he wouldn't tell her what the problem was.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Blaise L Gainey @BlaiseGainey 2h2 hours ago
Says Charlie would have access to large amount of cash in side of a safe in his house. A safe the size of a fridge.
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
She says she noticed that Charlie Adelson had money stapled together.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Noticed cash in Charlie Adelson’s home was stapled in stacks, ex says, Rivera described his cash payment for murder similarly
@WCTV
Karl EttersVerified account @KarlEtters 2h2 hours ago
Umchinda said Adelson was acting stressed when folks started getting arrested. Said she noticed $100 bills with staples in them
Karl EttersVerified account @KarlEtters 2h2 hours ago
Remember, Rivera said he received money in stacks of $100 bills stapled together
Blaise L Gainey @BlaiseGainey 2h2 hours ago
She says the money he had was stapled. Similar to the money inside of the brown paper bag that Rivera received from Garcia the day after Markel was killed.
Karl EttersVerified account @KarlEtters 2h2 hours ago
"One thing I did I thought was weird," Umchinda said in an interview with investigators. "He was giving money to count and all of his money is stapled together in hundreds."
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
June Umchinda is Charlie Adelson's ex-girlfriend. They were together from October 2015- June 2017.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
June Umchinda says she never knew that her conversation with investigators was being recorded.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27
Julie Montanaro WCTVVerified account @JulieMontanaroW 2h2 hours ago
Adelsons ex-girlfriend says FBI agents came to her home multiple times, banging on the door, says she believes she was recorded without her knowledge
@WCTV
Jada E. Williams @JadaEWilliams 2h2 hours ago
Umchinda says investigators questioned her during a bad time when she and Adelson weren't together.
#MarkelMurderTrialWTXL @abc27