TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — Wendi Adelson took the witness stand to testify against her own mother, Donna Adelson, who prosecutors say masterminded the murder-for-hire of Wendi’s ex-husband, Florida State University law professor Dan Markel.
Wendi Adelson testifies in the trial of her own mother, Donna Adelson on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Pool/Tallahassee Democrat)
During her testimony, Wendi repeatedly stated, “I was not involved in any plot to kill Danny.”
She admitted to using derogatory terms to describe Markel, including calling him an “STD,” a “dark lord,” and an “emotional terrorist” just three weeks before his 2014 murder. When asked about the nickname “Jibbers,” Wendi called it a “silly nickname,” but prosecutor Georgia Cappleman suggested it was a reference to “Jew in Boots.”…