TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — Less than a week after a jury found Donna Adelson guilty of masterminding the murder-for-hire that killed her former son-in-law, she has filed a motion asking for a new trial and for permission to interview two of the jurors who convicted her.

Donna Adelson reacts to a jury finding her guilty for the murder of Dan Markel on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

The jury deliberated for just over three hours before finding Donna guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation for the death of FSU law professor Dan Markel , who was gunned down outside his home in 2014. Donna was the fifth person to be charged and convicted in the murder plot; she was preceded by her son, Charlie Adelson , Charlie’s ex-girlfriend and two hitmen.

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