TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — Donna Adelson is scheduled to appear in a Leon County courtroom on Friday morning, less than two weeks before the scheduled start of her murder trial.

Donna Adelson appears in court for a pretrial hearing on Feb. 26, 2025. (Court TV)

Adelson, 75, is charged with masterminding the murder-for-hire plot that killed her former son-in-law, FSU law professor Dan Markel . Markel was in the middle of a custody battle with his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson, Donna’s daughter, when he was shot and killed in his driveway in 2014. Donna’s son, Charlie Adelson , as well as his ex-girlfriend and two other people, have already been convicted in Markel’s murder.

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Friday’s motions hearing is expected to

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