TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - More than a decade after a Tallahassee father was shot in his garage, a fifth person is set to go on trial for his murder.

Donna Adelson is accused of conspiring to murder her former son-in-law, Dan Markel , while he was in a contentious custody battle with her daughter.

The 75-year-old faces the same charges her son, Charlie Adelson , was convicted of in the fall of 2023. Two hitmen and a go-between are also behind bars in connection with the murder.

Although prosecutors have put four people behind bars in the case, they say their work isn’t done. The state attorney’s office believes that Charlie worked with his mother to plot Markel’s murder.

A jury of 12 will decide if she was involved.

WCTV is providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial. Reporter

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