Weinstein’s father, a former powerful state Senator and chief judge in Broward County, is Wendi’s godfather. Weinstein represented Charlie in 2016 when the accomplices were arrested and vouched for his groomsman’s innocence and good character in television interviews. Charlie Adelson’s former attorney runs for office: Charlie Adelson’s former attorney and longtime friend, Michael Weinstein, ran for the Florida House of Representatives in the summer of 2020. This petition garnered more than 1,200 signatures, both locally and around the world.
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Petition for Arrests: On the 6th anniversary of Markel’s murder, Justice for Dan initiated a second public petition, this time urging the State Attorney to bring charges against Charlie and Donna Adelson based on information provided during trial and in the probable cause affidavits released by law enforcement implicating their involvement. Even though the petition has garnered hundreds of signatures from around the world, Adelson has continued to refuse the grandparents access to the boys. Grandparent Petition: Justice for Dan initiated a public petition urging Wendi Adelson to permit contact between Markel’s parents and their grandsons. The bill will be introduced again this coming session, with lobbyists Jeff Johnston and Amanda Stewart continuing their work to pass this legislation into law. Florida law does not currently permit grandparents to petition courts, even in terrible circumstances such as these. Lauren Book’s Children & Families Committee. Jeff Brandes and approved unanimously by Sen. ‘Grandparent Bill’ filed in Florida: A bill was introduced in the Florida Legislature aiming to provide grandparents with greater access to courts to petition for visitation with grandchildren in extraordinary cases such as those facing Markel’s parents, who were cut off by Wendi Adelson from having contact with their grandchildren after the first set of arrests in 2016. This trial revealed a number of incriminating facts tying the Adelson family to the murder, including the testimony of accomplice Luis Rivera, who confessed to his role and identified who had hired him and his friends to carry out the murder. Garcia was convicted and sentenced to life, while Magbanua had a mistrial and faces retrial in the coming year. Trial of accomplices: Nearly one year ago, in October 2019, hit man Sigfredo Garcia and accomplice Katherine Magbanua were tried for Markel’s murder. One confessed, one was convicted and sentenced to life, and the third faces retrial next year.ĭateline has been following this case, including producing a prior segment titled “ Cold Blooded.” Since its airing, a number of things have happened, some of which may be discussed in this upcoming program:
No members of the Adelson family have been arrested yet, but the three people they allegedly hired have been. Prior to Markel’s murder, Adelson had asked the courts for permission to move away from Tallahassee with the children, but the courts repeatedly sided with Markel in saying this could not happen.
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Prosecutors contend that members of Adelson’s family, including Wendi’s mother Donna and brother Charlie, hired hit men to murder Markel so Wendi could have full custody of their two sons and relocate to South Florida as she wished. Markel was shot in July 2014 following a bitter divorce from his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson. The ongoing saga of the case of murdered Florida State law professor Dan Markel moves into the spotlight again this week when Dateline NBC airs a new segment on the case this Thursday at 9 p.m.Ī live discussion will be hosted on the ‘Justice for Dan’ Facebook page while the segment airs.
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