LEON COUNTY, Fla. – Donna Adelson, a Miami Beach grandmother accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot, appeared in court on Friday in Leon County.
A hired killer fatally shot Dan Merkel, Adelson’s former son-in-law, on July 19, 2014, in the driveway of his Tallahassee home amid a custody dispute.
Adelson, who was arrested at Miami International Airport in 2023, is awaiting trial on Aug. 19 for first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation to commit murder…