Was Donna Adelson the Mastermind? Or Just a Meddling Mom?

Was Donna Adelson the Mastermind? Or Just a Meddling Mom?

Was Donna Adelson the criminal architect of a murder-for-hire
plot—or just an overbearing grandmother caught in the crossfire
of her son’s bad decisions? In this pivotal episode, Hidden
Killers host Tony Brueski is joined by legal expert Eric
Faddis to unpack the prosecution’s boldest claim: that
Donna didn’t just know about the plot to kill Dan Markel—she
engineered it.

We dive into new testimony suggesting Donna consulted
mid-plot, pressured her children, and manipulated the
situation with military precision. But is that enough to prove
orchestration… or just meddling?

Eric breaks down the legal difference between being the
“mastermind” and simply being “involved,” and how jurors are
being asked to separate motherly concern from criminal
intent.

This is the crux of the case—and it could determine whether Donna
Adelson spends the rest of her life behind bars.

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