FL - FSU Law Professor Dan Markel Murdered by Hitmen-Donna Adelson Upcoming Trial - *5 Guilty* #28

[Weki]

I agree. I truly feel Wendi is a conniver and manipulator and a very calculating lier. I honestly think she had the first ideas of this travesty. WHY would family members really go this far without her initial desires.

well..maybe Donna... lol
BUT, I really don't think so.
I maintain, the initial idea was Wendi's and the all-out plan was Donnas.

obviously and clearly............. moo..........moo

There is absolutely no evidence to support this theory and it is NOT the state's theory of the crime. Evidence matters in a courtroom.

JMO

 

[Fromeaster]

Dateline NBS!!! I wonder if Jorge and Jill have popcorn ready?

 

[Knitpicker]

That's another reason why I think she will be arrested. A ton of witnesses that have never taken the stand in the various trials. I just want to hear the TV guy tell the jury that he was desperate to leave, but WA wouldn't let him.

He needed to be a witness that she was texting her brother, asking HIM about the TV (when the guy clearly knows more than her brother that nothing can be done), when it was actually Dan she was texting with.
She made it appear that the TV could be repaired.
Hopefully we hear it from the horses mouth next year. (The BB guy)

 

[opt]

She made it appear that the TV could be repaired.

...depending on the caliber of the repairman.

 

[Knitpicker]

It wasn't an error. I was referring to Wendi's call to Charlie, after her texts to Dan.

Before the 9:19 call from Wendi to Charlie, there is a 9:12 call from Charlie to Wendi.

 

[LinasK]

...depending on the caliber of the repairman.

TV's don't cost $5,000 to repair, nor do new ones. Not even the most expensive, High Def ones. They are usually under $2,000 max, and you can get a decent TV for $500. Not worth repairing.

 

[pseudo_hum]

TV's don't cost $5,000 to repair, nor do new ones. Not even the most expensive, High Def ones. They are usually under $2,000 max, and you can get a decent TV for $500. Not worth repairing.

Especially when you plan on moving. IMO

 

[Zedzded]

WA would be destroyed by GC on the stand. There would be so many more difficult questions she would have to answer compared to DA.

 

[Ferpo]

Dateline show last night showed what I think was not seen before but I'll ask the experts here:

They showed a copy of an email sent with "JPay" from DA in Leon County Jail to WA, requesting that the children never visit her in jail. This wouldn't affect the case one way or another but wondering if it is a new artifact, and also how NBC obtained it?

 

[Sleuth Moose]

WA would be destroyed by GC on the stand. There would be so many more difficult questions she would have to answer compared to DA.

I don't think there's any way she'll take the stand in her own trial, which hopefully is going to happen sooner rather than later!

 

[Ferpo]

I need to correct what I said above on the JPay email. The email was sent by DA to HA, not WA. Here is the text:

First Day of School.......

This will be the first time that I don't get to see the boys and take pictures on their first day of school. It breaks my heart that I cant see them or even pictures of them on this special day. Please tell them that I'll be thinking about them and wishing them both a good start to their school year.

They had a fun summer with activities, camp and friends, and now its time to get to work! Please tell them if I get a fair trial, I'll get out of jail and come to see them In Austin. If not, I want them to do the best they can because that will make me happy. If the state convicts me like they did to their uncle, for a crime had no part in, I want them to remember all the fun things we did together.

I do not want them to visit me in prison. I just want them to remember the good times. If I don't get out, then hopefully I die soon so that no one remembers me in prison garb behind bars. That's not what I want. Please remember this.

I'm holding on the best I can. Every day is a challenge. I believe that I should come home. But I'm realistic too. We all saw the 2 hour deliberation and the decision to put my son behind bars for life. This is still Tallahassee. Cappleman is still the home town southern sweetheart prosecutor who's gotten convictions on everyone in this case. She just wants another notch in her belt. She doesn't care about the truth.

This is vigilante justice. And these jurors have to go back to their friends neighbors and coworkers and explain why they wouldn't convict another Adelson. Its easier to just convict and be done.

Thank you for being strong and hanging in there with me. I love you more than you can imagine. Thank you for being you.

I love you so much,

Donna Sue

 

[Fromeaster]

Wendi also told Phil Markel that she would never let the children visit their father's grave when he asked her to.

 

[Fromeaster]

Since Wendi doesn't allow gifts to be sent directly to grandchildren, the Markel family must send gifts to her lawyer.

 

[LinasK]

I need to correct what I said above on the JPay email. The email was sent by DA to HA, not WA. Here is the text:

What a self-serving piece of drivel!!!

 

[New Penny]

I need to correct what I said above on the JPay email. The email was sent by DA to HA, not WA. Here is the text:

Well, obviously written for everyone else in the world NOT for Harvey.

MOO

 

[ilovewings]

Is wendy ever,going to be arrested??

 

[bearfossils]

This is MOO, but Wendi strikes me as the kind of person who can manipulate others and further her own desires without getting her hands dirty, so to speak. She’s also highly educated and well–versed in legalese; I wouldn’t be surprised if she planted seeds with family members like her mother who were already enraged and bitter over the divorce and custody arrangement, hoping (or knowing?) that something would happen which benefited her but kept her free from consequences.

Like good ol’ Dennis Murphy brought up on the Dateline episode: “Cui bono?”

 

[opt]

Although in this case there is some evidence indicating assistance to the plot, I am curious about what Wendi's legal liability would be if her involvement were limited to expressing a wish to her family that someone would kill Dan and knowing that they might act on her wish.

 

[Zedzded]

I wonder if WA realises that GC has taken it very easy on her so far. Compare GC's attit

Although in this case there is some evidence indicating assistance to the plot, I am curious about what Wendi's legal liability would be if her involvement were limited to expressing a wish to her family that someone would kill Dan and knowing that they might act on her wish.

It depends on the context. But if she said it in all seriousness then that would be solicitation. It's very hard in these complex cases to understand the strength of the case when it comes down to things like conspiracy and solicitation. You're rarely going to get one party texting the other party - "I would like you to kill Mr X because I hate him. I will give you $500'000"

Instead, these cases usually turn on subtle and nuanced interpretations of communications, behaviour, and surrounding circumstances. Hence the reason little things like WA's text "this is so sweet" get a mention. GC has to try and use this text to somehow show that WA was saying the murder of Dan was so sweet. Not an easy task. But WA couldn't explain it for some odd reason deleted it.

It will just add to this huge list of unexplainable, odd behaviours that when bundled together start to form a picture of guilt. This is why WA can never take the stand.

 

[Knitpicker]

For anyone who has access to see the Dateline piece again (I understand its on Peacock), can you take a still of the photo shown from the top of the driveway with the crime scene tape and LE huddled together?
This proves the tape was right at Dans house IF the photo was taken on his driveway.
Thx