TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Donna Adelson was officially sentenced to life in prison Monday afternoon in the murder for hire of her former son in law, FSU law professor Dan Markel.

Adelson gasped and sobbed when the judge announced her guilty verdict last month, and Monday Adelson remained calm when the judge formally sentenced her to life in prison.

The judge also ordered Donna Adelson to serve an additional 30 years on the conspiracy and solicitation charges.

Judge Everett said he will make a request to the Florida Department of Corrections to have her placed as close to Miami as possible so she can be near her husband at the request of the defense.

Adelson stood in a blue jail jumpsuit and addressed the court for the first time Monday afternoon, expressing sorrow for Dan’s death.

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