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  • Donna Adelson trial live updates: Special agent to finish testimony on web of wiretaps

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    Donna Adelson is back in court for the ninth day of her trial and slated to listen to more recordings of secretly recorded phone calls between her, her son and others.

    On Aug. 28, the court heard nearly eight hours of the wiretapped phone calls, some of the state’s most damning evidence against Donna. FBI Special Agent Patrick Sanford walked the courtroom through numerous recordings that he said was the Adelsons talking in “code” to discuss the murder of Dan Markel. Sanford will be back this morning to complete his testimony.

    Donna, 75, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation in the infamous murder of Markel, a former law professor at Florida State University. The killing has led to the convictions of four others, including her son, Charlie Adelson, who was convicted in 2023.

    She is accused of helping organize a murder-for-hire that led to two hitmen shooting Markel in the driveway of his home. At the time, he and his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson, were in the middle of a custody battle as Wendi attempted to move with their two young sons to Miami.

    Here are the latest updates from the Adelson trial:

    Why does the judge keep reminding Donna Adelson to put on her headphones?

    Donna Adelson has been wearing headphones — two different kinds, no less — throughout her trial in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Dan Markel.

    Why she’s using the devices has become a mini-mystery in itself and one of the most asked questions about the sensational trial, which is being live-streamed for the world to see.

    The topic even came up in court Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, when Leon Circuit Judge Stephen Everett reminded the defendant to wear them while an FBI agent testified about incriminating wiretapped phone conversations.

    Here’s the answer.

    GAVEL-TO-GAVEL COVERAGE: 

    For best viewing experience: Download the Tallahassee Democrat app to watch and receive text alerts on when to watch – from opening arguments to the verdict.

    The Tallahassee Democrat will livestream each day of the trial of Donna Adelson from the courthouse in Tallahassee. Watch on Tallahassee.com and the Tallahassee Democrat’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

    Download the Tallahassee Democrat app to watch and receive text alerts on when to watch – from opening arguments to the verdict.

    This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Donna Adelson trial livestream: Jury hears more from wiretapped calls

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  • FBI affidavit details bloody attack aboard cross-country flight out of San Francisco

    FBI affidavit details bloody attack aboard cross-country flight out of San Francisco

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    For roughly one minute, a Florida man unexpectedly rained blows upon an unsuspecting passenger aboard a cross-country flight heading from San Francisco toward Washington, D.C., on Monday afternoon, a federal agent alleged.

    Blood from the victim, asleep at the time and unprepared for the vicious assault, splashed onto the sleeves of the suspect’s lime green windbreaker, an FBI special agent claimed in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Stains splattered onto nearby seats, walls and windows as blood flew from the victim’s head and face, the agent wrote.

    The victim’s screams ultimately saved him, as a bystander stepped in, subdued the attacker and held him at bay for the remaining three hours until the assailant was arrested upon landing, the agent alleged.

    Florida resident Everett Chad Nelson faces federal assault charges in the incident. The victim’s name was not released.

    A call to Nelson’s court-ordered public defender was not immediately returned. Nelson is due back in court Dec. 11.

    The FBI received an alert from the Transportation Security Administration at 9:26 a.m. about a disturbance aboard a roughly five-hour United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Dulles Airport in Virginia.

    Nelson was seated about four rows from the back of the 82-seat plane. He was returning to his seat after using the restroom at the front of the plane about two hours into the flight when he stopped at the 12th row.

    The affidavit alleges that he “began physically attacking a sleeping male passenger by punching him repeatedly in the face and head until blood was drawn.”

    The victim suffered bruises on his eyes and a gash on his nose, according to the FBI agent.

    Another passenger eventually broke up the fight, according to the affidavit and United Airlines media relations. The victim was treated by a doctor aboard the plane.

    Nelson was eventually moved to the front of the aircraft and monitored by the passenger who had earlier stopped him, according to the affidavit and United.

    “Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one passenger was restrained after becoming physically aggressive toward another customer,” United Airlines wrote in a statement.

    United said the flight landed on time and was met by paramedics and law enforcement at the gate.

    The Federal Aviation Administration said it was conducting its own investigation of the incident. Airlines have been besieged by unruly passengers this year, the FAA said, citing roughly 1,700 incidents to date.

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