Donna Adelson listens to statements made on her behalf by family friends during her sentencing for her role in the murder of Dan Markel on Monday. Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat/AP Tallahassee, Florida AP —

Donna Adelson , the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel .

A prominent Florida State University law professor, Markel was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Adelson’s daughter, when he was gunned down in 2014 at his home in Tallahassee.

Adelson, 75, was found guilty last month of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation after a weekslong trial . She was sentenced to life

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