A 75-year-old Florida woman, Donna Adelson, was convicted of her former son-in-law’s 2014 murder. As she was found guilty, the elderly woman cried out in court and sobbed, shocked
As reported by PEOPLE, following a weeks-long trial, Adelson was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder on Thursday, September 4. She is the fifth person to be convicted of the 2014 murder-for-hire death of Daniel Markel, Adelson’s former son-in-law.
As shown in the courtroom video shared by the Tallahassee Democrat, Adelson, in shock, uttered “Oh my god,” as the judge announced the first-degree murder guilty verdict. Judge Stephen Everett answered, unmoved by Adelson’s outburst and tears, “Mrs. Adelson, control yourself.”
The elderly woman, however, contin