South Florida grandmother at center of 11-year murder-for-hire saga

Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was shot and killed in 2014 in a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his ex-wife’s family due to custody issues. The plot involved hitmen, Katie Magbanua, and Adelson family members Donna and Charlie. Several arrests and convictions followed, with Charlie, Magbanua, and Donna sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation charges. The case highlighted a complex web of relationships and motives leading to Markel’s tragic death.

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