After 11 years of investigations, four prior convictions, and enough twists to fill a true-crime anthology, the murder-for-hire case of slain Florida State University law professor Dan Markel is again center stage – this time with family matriarch Donna Adelson in the hot seat. The state and defense have rested their cases, and a jury now begins its deliberations.

Assistant State Attorney Sarah Kathryn Dugan set the tone for the state with a methodical opening that walked jurors through a clear timeline of malice and motive. And Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman closed with an emphatic reiteration of the hard facts, plus a side dish of sarcasm and an extra helping of clarity.

It’s not every day a state prosecutor begins closing arguments with a meme, but that’s precisely

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