Donna Adelson Trial: Digital Forensics Expert Breaks Down Donna & Charlie’s Call Records

Donna Adelson Trial: Digital Forensics Expert Breaks Down
Donna & Charlie’s Call Records

In this pivotal moment from the Trial of Donna
Adelson, the defense introduced testimony from
digital forensics expert Kelsey Guay, a former
investigator with the Portland Police Bureau who has logged more
than 400 hours of training in digital analysis, including 100
hours on cell-site location evidence. Her role was to take jurors
deep into the world of call logs, data records, and phone
analysis, giving the courtroom a technical yet critical
perspective on Donna’s communications with her son,
Charlie Adelson.

The heart of her testimony revolved around Donna’s call
patterns with Charlie, the son already convicted of
orchestrating Dan Markel’s murder-for-hire. Prosecutors have long
argued that suspicious timing and frequency of calls between
mother and son reflect coordination, while the defense countered
with Guay’s expert lens to suggest alternative explanations or
reasonable doubt.

Why does this testimony matter? Because in the absence of a
smoking gun, the state leans heavily on circumstantial
evidence—particularly Donna’s phone activity. Guay’s testimony
potentially reshapes how jurors interpret that digital trail:
were Donna’s calls a sign of conspiracy, or the normal
communication of a worried mother deeply entangled in family
stress?

Her credentials lent weight to her analysis, but the
cross-examination loomed large, pressing the question of whether
forensics can truly capture intent. The result: a layered and
technical testimony that left jurors with more to consider about
the role Donna’s conversations with Charlie played in this tragic
saga.

This raw courtroom footage captures Guay’s testimony in
full—watch closely as the digital breadcrumbs of the case are
laid bare for the jury, piece by piece, in a trial where every
call, text, and connection could sway the final verdict.

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