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Judge sentences Broward periodontist to life in prison without parole over murder-for-hire plot
Read full article: Judge sentences Broward periodontist to life in prison without parole over murder-for-hire plotA Broward County periodontist who was convicted last month of being the mastermind behind the murder of Florida State University professor Daniel Markel in 2014 is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Tallahassee.
WATCH LIVE: Trial continues for alleged mastermind behind murder of FSU professor
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Trial continues for alleged mastermind behind murder of FSU professorThe trial continues Tuesday for Charlie Adelson, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder of Florida State University professor Daniel Markel on July 19, 2014, in Tallahassee.
Jury to determine fate of South Florida residents charged in fatal shooting of Daniel Markel
Read full article: Jury to determine fate of South Florida residents charged in fatal shooting of Daniel MarkelKatherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia sit in court during closing arguments in their murder trial, Oct. 10, 2019, in Tallahassee, Florida. They are charged in the 2014 fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A jury will decide the fate of two South Florida residents charged in the 2014 fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. Wendi Adelson and Daniel Markel were in the midst of a bitter custody battle when the Florida State University law professor was fatally shot in July 2014. Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat Katherine Magbanua's lead defense attorney Christopher DeCoste addresses the jury as he presents his closing arguments, Oct. 10, 2019, in Tallahassee, Florida.
Closing arguments begin in Daniel Markel murder trial
Read full article: Closing arguments begin in Daniel Markel murder trialTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Closing arguments began Thursday in the murder-for-hire trial of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. "This is about the most premeditated murder imaginable," Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman told the jury during her closing argments. Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman speaks to the jury during her closing arguments in the murder trial of Sigfredo Garcia and Katherine Magbanua, charged in the 2014 fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. She is charged in the 2014 fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. Investigators reviewed Magbanua's bank accounts and noticed "a significant increase in cash deposits after Markel's murder."
South Florida gets plenty of mention during opening statements of Daniel Markel murder trial
Read full article: South Florida gets plenty of mention during opening statements of Daniel Markel murder trialWendi Adelson and Daniel Markel were in the midst of a bitter custody battle when the Florida State University law professor was fatally shot in July 2014. Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia have been charged in the fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel in 2014. "So Wendi's brother, Charlie Adelson, has made references to hiring a hit man to kill Dan Markel," Cappleman told the jury. "Charlie Adelson had a sister in Tallahassee, Wendi Adelson, and Wendi Adelson had a problem," Cappleman said. Wendi Adelson.
Jury selection begins in Daniel Markel murder trial
Read full article: Jury selection begins in Daniel Markel murder trialTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of two South Florida residents charged in the 2014 shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. Sigfredo Garcia and Katherine Magbanua are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder. WTXL Luis Rivera pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2014 killing of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. Investigators reviewed Magbanua's bank accounts and noticed "a significant increase in cash deposits after Markel's murder." "Investigators believe that Magbanua is supported financially by Charlie Adelson and has received numerous benefits from the Adelsons since Markel's murder," the complaint said.