Charlie Adelson Tells His Story of Dan Markel's Murder
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- Charlie Adelson took the stand in his murder trial, accused of organizing the murder-for-hire plot on his former brother-in-law Dan Markel. Charlie's sister's, Wendi Adelson, was in a bitter custody battle with Markel. Charlie testified he had no involvement in Markel's murder and that he was being extorted. #CourtTV breaks down the biggest moments of Charlie's testimony under direct examination.
Charlie's testimony continues Friday, November 3rd with more direct and then cross-examination.
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Was Katie the caterer?
No. Katie was not employed by the Adelsons.
Why isn’t the prosecutor just asking the dentist, why would the ones who did the killing want to kill his brother-in-law? What is their motive for killing him.? Because they don’t have a motive to kill him. End of story.
I thought I was going to watch, as it says; "him telling his story", not a bunch of uneducated yahoos yacking about something they have no more knowledge about than that typical numb headed arm chair you tube critic, SMH👎👎👎 Start reporting weather, if you can even do THAT!!!
@@jacqued5639the reason is he’s claiming extortion. So he was killed for the Latin king to make lots of money. The problem is it makes no sense.
Thank you for validating Dan Markel’s fatherhood.
Abusive father who demanded that he be allowed to abuse the kids by forcing them into Orthodox Judaism. Nobody will mention that this is the main reason Markel took a bullet (two bullets) in the head. He engineered his own fate, just like Israel engineers itself own misery. Open your eyes.
yes, we should never forget that
It's funny the ____ that caused all this $hit got exactly what she wanted. Actually, it's not funny.
I am absolutely chilled by how easily and convincingly Wendi and Charlie lie. It scares me how vulnerable I would be if our paths crossed.
That's America, those who lie the best take it to the bank.
OH WOW!!!! You cant lie in court!, that is something CA and WA will understand soon.... Unless the Adelsons bribed a juror, for CA,,, he's not ever leaving a jail or prison. I have known a liar, there is something seriously wrong with that type of person , i see this is the kind of people Wendi and Charlie are....
Wendi has testified 3 times in this matter and the only things she didn’t lie about were her name, age, place of residence and educational/career background. Everything else was sheer nonsense.
I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit Darin. People like them, particularly Wendi, would arouse suspicion in your mind in real life I reckon. Its a feeling more than a thought process, your intuition would tell you to be careful of them.
@nomudnolotus4410 I certainly hope you are correct that I would recognize it but, Danny didn't and he was, by all accounts, a very smart fellow.
I’m embarrassed for him. Wow I’m glad he believes his own lies. He makes me sick just sick.
A very punchable face.
The Court gallery was practically empty by the end of Charlie's testimony today. Not many could sit through an entire day of his complete and utter lies ... he's burying himself.
All these years hitmen have been doing it all wrong. First you make the hit without being asked, then you ask for money🤣
😂😂😂
Dead
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Also, today's murder consumers really enjoy perks like affordable payment plans, check-cashing services, and money blow-drying!
If someone tells me about a murder, I would call 911.
I’m not watching Charlie testify until the prosecutor cross-exams. I can’t stomach the lies.
Haha same.. I gave up
@@iwonajezak5520 I watched the whole thing
Yeah was a tough day - noticed dan’s mom left today. Too much to bare.
I watched it. He was a lot less cringeworthy than Katie
I was super mad at the end when I found out it wasn’t today 😂
Why the heck wouldn’t he go to police if his story was true??? Makes 0 sense imo
Because if they offer you protection they would not be lying right? LOL
I can't imagine my mother walking down the street and being handed a letter like that. I would call the police immediately.
@user-ue3xb8tz1u Charlie's kind of soft spoken. Not much of a Yeller
And why use code words on the phone if he was worried about the Latin Kings and why mention police fishing? Lol he's a joke
Exactly - if his Family’s ‘problem’ had been eliminated without their knowledge & involvement, what better than to have gone straight to LE allowing them to get on with their lives problem-free. But instead they agree to be complicit after the fact and accept a decade of stress and looking over their shoulders. Ludicrous!
The wild thing is I think the Adelson’s don’t know how sick they all are. The Adelson Institute has a whole new meaning. The son that seemed to have gotten out did against all odds apparently. If Wendi managed to stay in the same town as the children and away from the family she would have been better off . Praying every last one of them gets prosecuted.
"Unnaturally proud and overly confident, as jealous as Jezebel, as greedy as the horseleach, as power crazed as Old Nick the Devil himself and as cruel as the grave, there is no cure for the Plague of Babylon. All that they say is a lie and all that they do is evil. They are the forbidden fruit of the vineyard and the irredeemable of the earth. In open and honourable courts shame and reproach shall cover their faces." (Holy Bible)
The whole Adelson Family should all go to jail!!
Charlie lying!! 🤥🤥
Okay
Amen if you tell me that the ex-wife didn't know then this world is F up. She the mastermind of all this. she just made her family do the dirty work.
I don’t even think Charlie Adelson believes what he’s saying🤣🤣🤣
Nope. He doesn't. He thinks everyone else is stupid enough to believe it.
I watched a lot of the testimony today and it was cringey. He made no sense at all. Justice for DanMarkel!
Thanks for sharing
Just that name. Markel Man of war well see where that fight got you
Justice for Dan 😥
@@dianahernandez1709 what will make it right for Dan?
@@deadmanswife3625 go away troll
His explanation is the same level as my dog ate my homework. 🙄
Dog ate my homework has more credibility I will take that one over Pinocchio charlies verbal diarrhea any day
True :D
I listened to 8 hours of lies today. Over it! Tomorrow Georgia is going to hammer him! Can’t wait. Great guest tonight. ❤️
He is so proud that he figured out it was an undercover agent. Only a narcissist would think he was clever in this regard. Most would be horrified that an agent would be following and recording them …ridiculous
I was at the trial and Charlie’s testimony was mind numbing. After lunch about 1/3, then 2/3 of the gallery left…horrible
I can’t believe he tells such nonsense story with straight face. I mean, yes they’re desperate to make up something to save his arse but don’t they realize that his story doesn’t make sense at all😂
I hope the jurors see through his bs
Charlie Adelson is guilty as Jodi Arias.
And so are Donna and Wendi, probably Harvey too
@@bobbisteele9264💯💯
I am both disgusted and embarrassed for CA's attorney. This defense is so ridiculous, and hurtful to the Markels, who have already suffered so much. I am praying for a conviction, or, if jury is hung, a retrial. The Adelson family should have no peace, in this life, or the next. And don't forget, he's being paid a bundle, for this show. He's not court appointed, like most people are forced to settle for.
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I mean they didn't have a lot to work with. Guilty or not, it's his right to put on a defense and force the state to prove the charges. To their credit have avoided disparaging Dan Markel.
You have to respect that they are just doing their job, they don't get to pick the circumstances of the case.
Agree, the truth will prevail eventually! 🙏God Bless the Markels
@@JamesWatheist not really. They have been cruel in their description of him
I absolutely agree !!!
The defense would have us believe the killers did the murder on CONSIGNMENT!😂
They did it to extort the million his family was offering.
I’ve been calling it the HHT defense- Hitmen Hire Themselves
The biggest concern in a trial like this is that a juror will bribe himself to vote not guilty and then extort Charlie for payment 😂
@@MomentsInTradingomg that’d be hilarious: juror bribes himself then extorts the defendant who then gets prosecuted for bribery!! 😂😂
😂😂 And demand a lesser money to the mill and couldn't even ask the parents to pay their share.
for real it was on the front hahahahhaa pay me later or hope he pays and doesn’t call the cops smh makes no sense how are people
buying it wow
The fact that he has this word-for-word memory of what was said and done 10 years ago...just no.
The fact that they offered Dan 1 million to allow relocation, shows the lengths they were prepared to go to to achieve this goal.
The fact that neither Charlie nor his mother would speak freely on the phone about these issues, shows their guilt.
The fact that they didn't immediately go to the police and reported the murder and extortion...just no.
The fact that the blackmailer agreed to a measly payment plan, knowing about all their money...just no.
The fact that the killers drove all the way to Tallahassee to kill someone to extort Charlie...for what? If they wanted money, they could have just threatened him outright. No need to kill anyone to achieve that goal.
But if you watch you notice when he is asked something he doesn’t want to answer , he says ,well that was a long time ago . He’s a psycho. !
Perfectly put. This should be a PowerPoint for the closing argument. It’s beyond obvious his story is absolute utter nonsense. Not one person to verify his BS story, even mommy isn’t around (and now he’s implicated her once he goes to prison 😂😂)
I hope Georgia reads this before Monday morning. Well done!
Hope the jury sees through his BS as clearly as we ALL do.
100% agree
“I can write a check for a 1/3 of a million, I don’t need to take out a loan for it.” He’s such a narcissist, he couldn’t even lie about the $$ he had. because GOD FORBID anyone think he’s “poor.” Pathetic.
I don't think the Adelsons talk about Dan Markel either, the most disgusting thing done was to change the children's surname from Markel to Adelson.
Besides killing Dan Markel , CA is guilty.. he’s as guilty as Jodi Arias ..
Yes. Dan a hero!
Adelsons are narcissists and cowards.
I hope those boys grow up and reclaim their name
Changing the kids names proves Wendi condoned and conspired . if not for her manipulating her wealthy family Dan would be alive
What a liar!! This story he came up with is so ludicrous!! This family is beyond psychotic! They think they are untouchable. I hope they all go to prison!!
Yes Donna seems entitled and privileged. I believe she was the mastermind.
How did Charlie Adelson know Sigfredo's name? This dude is such a liar!
I caught that too!
Yes! And Sigfredo testified he didn’t even know him
Hopefully the prosecution will ask him that.
@reneiw5479 Siegfredo didn't testify at any trial. And why would u believe him anyway?
Listening him tell his bs story about Katy sitting him down to tell him her ex and his friend murdered Dan gives me such second hand embarrassment.
There are actually people buying his BS!
Yeah. I was cringing hard
I was thinking the same, I hope the jury is too
Wonder how Wendi feels he knew on day one even if he’s telling the truth, which he’s not. He even threw his mommy under the bus by saying she knew
He had to say his mom knew to explain those stupid phone calls between them!
Omg so much BS was coming out of his mouth.. 😬
What a poor judgement Dan Markel had to pick Wendi Adelson as his future wife.
Yep a dumb Professor not smart enough to live
She tricked him by love bombing him then after she hooked him he was a sperm donor for the two boys . Then time for the Adelsons to discard Dan and then take the boys to “real parents” Donna and Harvey Adelson!!! Their main ssion was then accomplished!!
Mission accomplished I meant
love is blind!@!! He never in a million years would've guessed that a woman with a Cambridge education, Brandies University, etc. would be a sociopath.
Also, there is something called "masking" Narcissists can wear a mask for years - I believe it's possible that her true nature didn't come out until after the wedding.
He wanted a high end jew broad but it backfired
Ain't life strange. You have a choice between a crooked dentist and an honest jack boy.
The real Charlie was the person heard on the wiretaps not the person trying to convince the jury what a nice, honest guy he is on the witness stand.
At that point Katie didn’t know Dan’s name. 😂
Vinnie made me laugh. His exasperation is what all of us were feeling during CA's testimony. So funny!!!
When did he stop paying the $3000 a month? If he was so scared, why did he stop paying.
Exactly. He was making $850K + per year. Or, go to the police for help.
@@marygoff3332 one year it was 3M
I believe that the monies stopped flowing to Katherine’s family whilst she and her ex are in prison, hence she has told the truth about Charlie and his Mum. I am sure she realised now that he sought her out for the murder for hire and wasn’t interested in her at all. At least she has the rest of her life in jail to ponder on this.
I just listened to the first half of Katy 1st proffer. Could not endure more. Don't count on any rational, cohesive information from her.
@@thaisdantan2293
I agree.
At this point she's just a liar for hire.
She's already admitted to
lying in the first two trials and in
some of the proffers for this trial.
She's hoping for a deal from the prosecution for a shorter sentence and will say whatever they want her to.
Wouldn’t it be easier for the hitman simply threaten to kill Charlie and his family if Charlie doesn’t pay their money versus them spending months planning and and carrying out the killing a person they don’t even know in another part of the state, while riskking getting caught and further telling Charlie they did it and risking him turning them in and going to prison. It’s just laughable this whatever happen.
And the relatively low monthly payments??
Brilliant!
Yes, but we arent dralingbwith geniuses here.
Exactly, under Charlie’s testimony, the murder is completely unrelated to the extortion. For the murder to give them any leverage for blackmail over Charlie, they would have had to frame Charlie for the murder (and there’s no evidence they tried to frame him).
@@rebeccastokes4956 exactly!
Definitely not geniuses, they were playing with the gun while driving and accidentally shot through the floorboards of the car
His testimony was absolutely mind bending, embarrassing and totally unbelievable. I really hope a guilty verdict is reached and very quickly, justice for the Professor. Then the other members of the family who are responsible for this tragedy, also locked up for the rest of their miserable, selfish pathetic lives. 35 minutes in you’ve got to love Vinnie, really lost it with the madness of the extortion 😂💜🇬🇧🇬🇧
Charlie is good at word salad. He has practiced this for 9 yrs. He thinks he has it perfected. Hope they prove him wrong.
@@gerriwetherhold6369
'Word salad', indeed. The whole family seems great at it, but they are underestimating common sense in the jury.
This dentist is lying through his teeth.
Yes, his very expensive teeth.
Charlie is very rehearsed. His act will be severely tested under cross examination.
Charlie's story makes no sense.
4th quarter 5 mins left:
Prosecution 42
Defense 0
Ridiculous story 🙄
Two sets of childrens lives have been turned upside down because some adults couldn’t be emotionally mature. Praying for the children they didn’t and don’t deserve this.
Three sets ! Didn’t we find out CA has a kid ??
i love the saying, “love your kids more than you hate your ex” . how can any parent not see that they’re only hurting their precious children by cutting out the other parent. it’s beyond selfish💔
Everyone seems to forget there are more children than Wendi & Dans two children affected by this . Louis R has children I believe he has five ,Charlie has a Son,Katie & Sigfredo have two . All of these children lost thanks to the evil Adelson’s . Wendi was the one who set this in motion being the fake abuse victim . DM was right on ,he knew that she was spreading that rumor about him and he called it as he saw it. Jeff L also was on to Wendi . She’s evil to the core her kids were pawns to her ,she never really took care of them Donna did …Wendi is pathetic
Cant imagine giving the address where my toddlers live part time, to thug hitmen with instructions to hit someone.
Charlie, Wendi and Donna should be in jail. Adelson can sit there with a smirk on his face.....his audacity, arrogance..
Any reasonable person can figure this out easily. Just listen to the smug coded conversations between all parties. Not really that smart actually.
How about Wendi picking up the bulleit whiskey
Not the bullet whiskey no pon intended huh wendi
And why use code words on the phone if it's the Latin kings you are worried about?
It’s hard to sit and watch someone lie in your face and you just sit there and listen. I’d leave also. Instead I muted my devices. 😂
Who pays off a hit by the month, dont make sense,
Layaway hitman
The Latin Kings Payment Installment Plan!
Such convenience 😂🎉 put me on a payment plan
Great terms. No prepayment penalty
(No interest, no clue and zero hope) 😂 I can’t believe he came up with that, what a loser.
When you get entangled in a plot with bad people and you do bad things it’s though to unwind this. None of this makes sense.
His story of getting out of this is absolutely absurd!
Lol it’s laughable… he’s so full of himself - it’s stunning.
I think I actually saw some worry on his face today.
You know it’s a slam dunk when the prosecutor says no rebuttal before she gets a chance to cross examine
She put the money in her purse.....LOL
😂
I think most left after lunch..because the BS meter was in overdrive & they just couldn't take the hours and hours of lies..esp poor Ruth(Dans Mom) who got up and walked out..and many followed in the following hour...i had to walk away from my computer...Charlie is a conman lier.
The Adelsons are toast.
Maybe Donna and Wendi can get on a prison payment plan! Ha Ha Ha. They’re going down too.
Charlie way to calm telling this extortion story.
Xanax?
We have old saying, follow THe money honey. The defendants in jail are poor. Who was to profit, who is to benefit? This happens all the time in these MFH cases.
Yep. Although the Adelsons are now very likely at least $1 million dollars poorer, as a result of paying for Kaddie's expensive attorneys (3 of them!) as well as Charlie's defense attorney.
I can watch Charlie only for a minute. So I have no idea what he conjured up. Thank you for analyzing this.
I can't wait to hear his answer as to why he was using code words with Katie and Donna when he said it was the Latin Kings he was worried about. Does he think they can wire tap? And why would the police be fishing for info on his extortion phone calls? Come on now!
Most ridiculous story ever concocted by a defense. Preposterous.
So much bull$:;?.unbelievable waste of court time.
Carl Steinbeck is a brilliant legal mind, also surprising funny with great laugh. Love his commentary
Love Carl!
I love Carl. An honest and smart lawyer
Hearing his perspective definitely helped me lock in on this case further 😊
Love your program Vinnie ❤!!! Always the professional. So passionate for the victims! ❤🎉😊
Sending Georgia good vibes for a flawless cross examination.
You go girl 💪🏽
He’s probably laying in his comfortable bed right now thinking omg did I really say all that nonsense. Lol
I see a lot of ramen noodles in Charlie’s future
I wonder who came up with the extortion idea. Charlie or his attorney?
His eyes don’t tell a true story …
I wanna see Katie get back on the stand after CA’s BS fairytale!
Hope the state will bring Katie back for rebuttal!
If this is true, it means he also takes part in covering the killing his brother in law.
I can't stop laughing. This has to be the worst defense testimony I've ever seen. Yeah, they'll accept 3k per month 😂😂
I gotta agree with CA on one point. That “undercover agent” was the worst. Just absolutely terrible.
You’d think they’d invest in a better undercover with such a high profile case 😂
They told him to keep it calm and non-threatening so mom didn't keel over from a heart attack.
As if theyd kill someone and THEN extort them... Thats not really how extortion works tho, ya know .😂😂 Theyd just extort him without doing anything, just demand money .
Charlie is clearly sedated😮😢
Has been for years he admitted that part
What does this mean?
@@SuomiMama on a medication that causes you to be very relaxed like meds typically reserved for people who have bad anxiety on occasion or for many other reasons
Yessss. Xanax probably.
"Not in a million years" = yes. Carl Steinbeck & Susan Constantine, 10/10 guests, Court Tv!!
Also in Wendi's police interview she replied to the question "would u have someone murder Dan?", her response to the question was "not in a million years!" js 😊
This is karmic on so many levels. I will list 2 number 1s.
1) Dan loved the law, and now the law is "loving" him back. It seems as if Dan is guiding the prosecution throughout the investigations, trials etc.
1) The kids are now of age to understand that these monsters killed their father and have been brainwashing them all these years. It's karmic, because of the timing of Charlie conviction and Donna's arrest. If the kids were younger, they may have believed all the brainwashing.
2) Donna, Charlie, Wendi who killed Dan to get away from Tallahassee, are all now going back to the same place, but now as murderers and in total disgrace.
3) It's karmic, because all the money is now going towards legal fees and Charlie to get protection in prison.
4) It's karmic that these monsters are brainwashing themselves with their own narcissism and don't seem to understand that "normal" people exist, who have common sense, like the jurors who used logic, common sense and the evidence to convict Charlie. It's karmic that the only juror who "might" have caused a mistrial was not chosen to deliberate the verdict. Even after the verdict, this juror still tried to get a mistrial.
5) It's karmic because after all these monters did, murdering Dan, changing the kids name, brainwashing the kids etc, these kids will now end up being with the Markels and will know the truth.
6) It's karmic for the other son Robert, who moved away with his wife, because now that we know how evil these people are, who knows what they might have done to his wife.
7) It will be karmic when Wendi, one way or another will be charged for the murder of Dan. Whether it's for the murder or wrongful death, she will end up in court.
Extortion was every other word in this badly rehearsed performance. If that is the case they have for real , truthfully then the word extortion does not need emphasizing. They put so much weight on extortion, extortion is all they had. So they kept repeating the word as they had nothing else.
The Latin Kings are going to own Chuck in prison. And Donna is next if she doesn’t off herself before her indictment.
She will take a pill before being taken in. Wendi would be the type to flee to Europe or somewhere- or murder / suicide. No one is raising those boys except her !
You know, Vinnie's opening monolog here really reminded me of the injustice to this justice that's that's coming or being brought here. Their father. And his sons.
You’re doing great coverage people 👏👏
Why would CA need to delete a text about birthday?? Is his dad looking through his text as a grown man?? Makes no sense.
Does anyone really think Katie can manipulate him? Not!
It’s not 1990 anymore, you can stop dating yourself by using the word “NOT”.
@@guitarsoundsaround , 1990 called. It wants its joke back.
It really sucks that those babies won’t even remember their daddy😢😢😢😢😢😢
Wait. I’m just partially into this longer video, but a man allegedly went out and murdered somebody on the basis of word that a hit was wanted? With no more specific information on his address, where he worked, timing or anything? Then, why was it 1/3 of $1 million? My first thoughts were a third for him, a third for his girlfriend, and a third for the murderer??
according to Charlie, they went and murdered him only because they had word that the adelsons wanted wendy and the kids to move to south florida and the father didn't, even after they offered him 1 million to allow the move. so there was never word that they would pay a hit man anything or wanted anyone killed. which would make a little more sense but it was just about moving. crazy
Definitely drug money in this, not just domestic hatred
His defense is utterly laughable.😂
It is ridiculous and he is lying thru his teeth. Sounded like a silly child making up stories.
I hope the jury has as much common sense as this host.
Hahaha… “a shake down”, hysterical… if you’ve been following this case right out of the gate and truly think it’s extortion, I’ve got a blow up dart board to sell ya …
No one in the history of murder jokes about a hit man to multiple ppl then actually does it. The poor lawyer has to come up with some ridiculous defense
I wish the prosecutor laid it out simply, and explained that the hitmen actually gave Charlie the extortion material by confessing to murder. Not the other way around
Thank you, Carl Steinbeck - fully agreed!
When Vinnie said, would you let him work on your teeth I spit out my coffee. 😂😂😂😂
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No one is going to believe that ridiculous narrative
Thrilled that you had Joel from @STS Nation on. He’s a gem!
Joel is a shill grifter. Wake up.
Agreed!!!
@@guitarsoundsaround Exactly what is he grifting for? Victims?
Steinbeck's coverage of the Markel murder has been epic and unrelenting. I also appreciate Surviving the Survivors as a platform for justice.
Lololol could have gone to the police and had these three arrested and saved himself “a third of a million dollars.” Like people really believe this?!
Yes you actually have to have a heart and a soul in order to have a reaction to something scary or bad.
Who in their right mind would give vast amounts of money to killers and a greedy girlfriend? Who? If he was innocent wouldn’t he want them off his back instead of lurking in the background forever? If he were innocent does he have zero sense of justice for an innocent man killed? If he were innocent doing what he did you’d have to be a spineless coward coward ing through your mess! Don’t believe his testimony!
Wendi and Charlie have the same expressions. They are not good lairs! It’s the facial expressions that get me 🤢🤮
He can’t keep eye contact and used the word like ALOT . Tough times ahead Chuckie.