6 Most Intense Moments in Charlie Adelson’s Heated Cross-Examination
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The alleged mastermind accused of orchestrating the brutal murder of FSU law professor Dan Markel took the stand and faced a fierce line of questioning from the prosecutor seeking a conviction against him. Charlie Adelson fired back numerous times, prompting the judge to intervene, while attempting to stick to his story, which contradicts the state’s evidence. The Law&Crime Network’s Jesse Weber breaks down the six most intense moments from Adelson’s testimony under cross-examination.
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His defense has gotta be 1 of the most ridiculous, unbelievable and implausible things I've ever heard... "OMG Katie!! You've caused my ex brother in law to be murdered, u just emptied my safe of over 100k, you're extorting me for 3k a month, AND u threatened my life and the lives of my loved ones!!... wanna spend the night??" 🤔🤔🤔
Hahahaha u made my day!! So true…
Its like buying a tv or phone with 24 months instalment. lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀
I mean…she is a pretty hot asian woman
Awesome comment!
Charlie is telling a story NO one in their right mind would believe. Crazy !
Yh crazy but I hope the jury see that and find him guilty cos he can't get away with this.
theres always some nut that does........just read the comments😆
But if Charlie were smarter it would have worked. See my post above.
I agree but sadly the live chat was full of people believing him and I was shocked
they are paid trolls@@AllysonKing
Adelson is STILL convinced he's the smartest person in the room..It's really wild.
Exactly
Maybe not the smartest but he definitely is as smart as Georgia today she did a lousy job he knows this case as well as Georgia she didn't rattle him at all do I th8nk he is guilty I really don't know but Georgia didn't convince me with her terrible performance today
He’s certainly exponentially more intelligent than the prosecutor. Like an adult being questioned by a toddler.
@@paulajay473 OK Charlie thanks for commenting !
Goergia not only exposed the ludricousness of his story but also that he was rehearsed. Why do you have to rehearse the truth? You don’t!
Like Murdaugh he cant answer a simple question. Has to put his spin on it. Like Alex, it's his arrogance.
"You're asking if I wore a green shirt? I would say, yes, I was wearing a shirt a similar color to what you get when you mix blue and yellow."
He does answer the questions. Maybe not how you prefer he answers.
Thats his overcompensation to cover his lies
He didn't help himself in any way
If he said “open wide” I’d say “liar”
If they wanted to extort him, they could have done it without killing Dan. His story makes no sense!! No one is going to kill and then try to hopefully get paid.
Exactly!! Why would Garcia and Rivera risk getting caught for murder if they weren't hired and knew for sure they were getting paid? Makes absolutely zero sense!
I agree, how did they know he would pay and not run to the police? No police, no bodyguards and he never paid the full "extortion " amount
It’s also the strangest interpretation of extortion: It is the guilty party who is extorted bc their guilt is used to threaten them. But in Charlie’s version, the guilty party is “extorting” an innocent party?!
On a payment plan at that just ridiculous.
@@janetshemaryahu5529 Excellent way to word it: He wants people to believe a guilty party is extorting an innocent party.
Go watch the police interview with LaCasse, Wendi’s last boyfriend. He solved the case immediately following the shooting. His description of the family, how interweaved their relationships are, and specifically Charlie. He described Charlie as strange, spoiled, narcissistic, a manipulative liar and had friends on both sides of the railroad tracks.
Sad ting he was too afraid of the family to go to the police right away. If they killed Dan they could kill him too.
@@SS11660😔😌🤮
@@SS11660Wendy needs to be in jail!!
Wendy needs to be in prison. I don't wish ill on anyone, but I can't wait for Karma to catch up with Wendy!
The best part is when Wendi insinuated Jeff could be the trigger man what a sweetheart she is.
Charlie wrote his own story just like Wendi wrote her book. He sticks with the script and keeps repeating the same thing. This entire family is evil. Dans boys will someday know the truth. The older son will be there for them. He’s the smartest of them all.
The oldest brother is obviously the smartest one in the family to move away and have limited contact. I'm sure he's very happy with his decision to get away from that disgusting family.
Im glad they didn't come up with a more believable excuse. Glad his ego was so big. Glad he so sure of himself and disrespectful to Georgia. What go him convicted. 🎉😅
This guy is a master manipulator, skilled liar and I just hope the jury makes the right call. I've watched this from the very beginning 4 years ago and there is no question in my mind that he's guilty. The Markels deserve justice. This guy cares about no one but himself. This is all a game to him and he thinks he's going a great job. His story is absurd and insulting the the jury's intelligence. Jaw dropping.
The whole family maybe not the dad r guilty and don’t give a crap for the boys dads side of the family or even Dan when he was alive as a father.
In my opinion he's screwed no problem 😊❤!
I disagree that he's a master/skilled manipulator. More like a like a 5-year-old liar coming up with wild crazy making narrative that only makes sense to him.
His story would make more sense if he would have claimed they were extorting him with threats of framing him for the murder. That would have been a more believable lie. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t go there.
Do you feel like Wendi knew the plot to kill Dan? I'm a little behind on this one but I know enough. So was just wondering what you think. Thank you!
“There’s no explanation I EXPLAINED what happened…”
Ok. 😂😂
I laughed out loud
Hahaha what a whacko.
😂😂😂
Freudian slip?
"If it doesn't make sense, it isn't true."
--Judge Judy
If Charlie's lips are moving... it's a complete lie!😂
I can't believe there are actual people that think he's innocent. Like why would they kill Dan in order to extort Charlie? Makes no sense it's laughable.
Same for his sister. It drives me nuts she's still free.
This man has detroyed many many lives. Including his own.
this is a really good point. 👍
The real monsters are Dan+ Wendi they created this abusive hate and destroyed their families
Not Dan..he is the victim…as are his children.
@@tinawindham6958 If someone was murdered and had a tragic ending this do not change the facts or who he was , people are victims of their acts too
8 children no longer have their fathers in their lives because of Donna and Charlie's coldblooded murderous hearts.
He comes off as too smart for his own good. He has an explanation for everything which are many times not objective but subjective. I hope the jury sees through his lies
Its not a crime to be educated.
Come on people, understand what's factually happened: I believe Charlie because he's testified Katie told him the extortion was One-Third of One Million Dollars. Katie took $138,000 and received another $3,000 monthly, when Rivera testified the total was $100,000. Obviously Katie planned the entire extortion plot, not Charlie.
He may be “educated” but he is coming across as angry, pedantic and ultimately untrustworthy.
Nobody loves a smartass.
@@Andrew-uy5prNo, but killing someone is, and the point is that he had rehearsed answers for each piece of evidence.
Georgia’s courtroom demeanor was fabulous, she connected the puzzle pieces so well. Charlie’s testimony under her cross made my head spin but she explained the nonsense in opening and closing statements so well and laid out the whole case immaculately
Yes it was and her redirect was awesome!
I dont think Georgia is all that great an attorney-
I want to marry the prosecutor and have 30 kids with her.
@@user-zn8kd5bx5uReally?? Seems fabulous to the rest of us. She certainly gets the convictions!
If he was in such fear, why not warn his entire family? His mother walked the kids to and from school, they went to dinners they weren't hiding.
Charlie said that he thought if he paid the $3000 a month, they wouldn't harm he or his family. Charlie said he tried to maintain good relations with Katie so her gangster friends wouldn't hurt him
@@rozanne799 Yes, that's what he said, lol
Where are the hired body guards and mega security?? Nada..... This family were loaded, if they truly thought they were in danger they would have been spending big....
This prosecutor's sarcasm towards the wonderful Adelson siblings is absolutely priceless😅!
HE IS SO GUILTY. There’s absolutely zero evidence to support his new lie that he was extorted. Like, ZERO. Meanwhile tons of circumstantial evidence that he just made this lie up
I don’t think you know how it works. He doesn’t need evidence. LOL. Yikes dude.
Except when he testifies…
@@Carl_McMelvinThis man is not getting off.
@@snowblo1 1) you know this how?
2) you should learn how to read. At no point have I ever said anything about it. Good lord.
@@Carl_McMelvin1- he was convicted!
This attorney is fantastic-love seeing her at work once again
She looks great too. She had a little glow up ☺️
Same! She’s so great!
I admire her calm logic and not getting rattled. Awesome.
Since hearing about this case, I've started stapling my $1 dollar bills
Hahagaaaaaaaaa
and I'm washing them with Mr. Clean just in case
I havent watched trial i dont get ur comment sounds hysterical but please share meaning of your comment
@@pilarq7886 The defendent Charles Adelson used to keep all his cash stapled in a safe. He would staple ten $100 dollar bills together to make stacks of $1000. Approx $138,000 in his safe at home
@@pilarq7886 Charlie had the habit of stapling the $100 bills in stacks of $1000 and other people noticed that before. Magbanua testified getting the money that way, so he couldn't deny making that big payment in cash. Also the money was physically washed, maybe to avoid traces of DNA on them.
I mean, c'mon....
How many times have you accidentally arrived at the scene of your Ex's shooting murder while on the way to pick up some "Bulleit Bourbon" at the request of some unnamed fan of moderately-priced libations?
Happens to me all the time.
Right on!
Bulleitt Bourbon: This is not the product spot we want.
🤣🤣🤣@@kc-lp6wg
😂😂😂😂😂
Why wouldn’t his parent testify and save their beloved son. If all of this is true…
They’re hiding . Donna is next on the arrest list and I hope Wendi. But not for her, none of this would’ve happened. All the kids lost parents.
@@tinawindham6958 They should be reworking their estate planning. Umm welp, there probably won’t be anything left after everyone’s trials. Hehe 😜
I’m sure their attorney told them NOT TO 🙄be there cuz of comments like these…
@@Shynestarlight2013 🤔enjoy your Charlie Juice. Have a nice day.
I agree
I found it interesting he has said multiple times that he cannot remember things from the day before.......but he remembers exactly what he said in all of the un tapped calls, texts etc. from 8-10 years ago........that's some amazing selective memory.
He has had many years in jail to prepare his story.
Ya! He even told Katie in one of the wiretaps he couldn't remember what he ate for breakfast
Selective amnesia
@@whatchamacallit70 The "untapped" materials which according to Charlie is where you'll find evidence of extortion. He remembers whispering "extortion" to his dad, what he told his sister before she vomited, car conversations, Katie's exact words in conversations, etc.
@@caxyz3n if you believe that then you have been manipulated by a narcissist.
I find it hard to believe that anyone could remember verbatim every conversation they had, or every move they made, 9 years ago. Yet, Charlie claims to have done both. No way!! State needs to nail their Closing!
Remembered all of that but not his dads 70th birthday present he gave him at the surprise party he planned for weeks because it was 10 years ago🙄. Please jury convict him.
They were recorded and printed out for him to hear and read, over and over again.
The closing needs to be really good because he spoke a lot and was convicing for the most part so was wendi
@@TarDan20not unusual to not remember a gift
Very good statement
His vibe is more like I know I’m the smartest guy in the room and less like the fearful “ victim” of extortion. Give me a break! I think the jury will get it right !
Nar********* per******** dis***** is a mental health condition in which a person believes they are better than everyone else. While many people have narcissistic traits, people with *** have problems that affect their lives, relationships and everyday life.
WTAF Who keeps giving gifts to an ex that blackmailed you and you already paid her over $100k?!?!
No one
Exactly!
His condescending, arrogant, tone, is not helping him, he is so disrespectful to the prosecutor.
I think that's just how he is.
GUILTY. His sister is Guilty.
Let’s not forget about their mother, who was intercepted just before boarding a one way flight to Vietnam!
For someone facing life in jail for murder and having all the odds stacked against him, this Charlie sure has an attitude
I have never seen a more arrogant, cocky, and unlikable defendant. So glad the jury got this one right!.
Charlie up here bein sassy AF 😂😂
His story it's so ridiculous, who will believe that?
Turns out, not too many😂
"There's no explanations, I just explained...". 😂😂😂😂😂
Why would Donna not be there for her son’s case?
When the murder was done he broke up with Katie he was "dating her" for her to get Sinfredo Garcia to kill Dan. She was played in the most horric way he is a total malignus narcisiste.
Mmmm... Katie was played but she also could have went to the police. She is as bad as Charlie is. Dan might be alive if she would have worn a wire and recorded Charlie saying The Family wanted to murder his Dan. Katy could have accepted the money as evidence to get Charlie and The Family convicted, not kept the money he paid her to plot a murder. Katie does not appear innocent or played all that much; used as a defense, yes. It is all terribly terribly sad. Smh.
No. She wasn't played, she did this because she's just as morally bankrupt as he is. And she received more than enough money to make it worthwhile for her to risk her liberty.
Katie should have snitched and then sued adelsons for duress
@@ENFPerspectives You are right, she could have gone to the cops. My question is what are the odds that all these evil people met one another? Unreal!
Also…his laughter at her using the F word was so phony. Love how he didn’t want to admit Katie got the Xanax from him. Also, he was able to sit in and hear all the testimony so fitting his testimony to fit his narrative was easy.
I am going to watch the whole thing after this. But, am I correct that he said yesterday that the perps took care of the victim and THEN decided to extort for money?? So, he's saying that they didn't get a payment up front, etc., etc. before supposedly taking it upon themselves to do the deed - just based on the assumption he had money and would pay them after the fact? If that is what he is saying, then that is def one of the dumbest defenses ever...
It's exactly what he's saying lol
Right? But so many people are falling for the okie doke in these comments it’s hilarious. It’s like some people think if they don’t break down on the stand and confess like in movies then immediate it’s an acquittal or hung jury. Hopefully the less intelligent who can’t see through him were weeded out.
That's the only defense he has. There's no other for him. Let's hope the jury see's right thru him.
Yes, he's saying Katie blabbed to her friends that Charlie had over 300K cash in his house, and that she also happened to relay the hitman/TV joke to those same people, and they put two and two together. So, the killer/extortionists drove TWO times to Tallahassee from Miami, completely on their own idea, they somehow knew how to find Dan Markel's home and trail him, only to kill him, return home, and tell Katie that she has 48 hours to get Charlie to cough up the 300K for this "favor" that they were doing for the family, or someone else connected to the Adelsons is next. That's basically his defense.
@@ladycymbeline yes
Love love love Georgia Cappleman.. her facial expressions are PRICELESS, laughing at him, without laughing at home. Haha.
Very good episode Jesse! And I think the prosecutor did a GOOD Job with pathological lying Charlie!!!
Just because he kept to his lies doesn’t mean prosecution lost. Just means that the jury needs to see how he made facts fit his “version” and I think the prosecution showed how he made his version fit while exposing more of who he really is vs what he showed of himself yesterday.
Consistency is a good indicator of honesty. 😕 I'm not sure why you would assume he's lying.
@@kariahl8845what about compulsive liars? They’re pretty consistent.
@lsunseri ahh he’s a great storyteller and had lots of time putting this story together while listening to evidence in jail. He’s so guilty!
Totally agree
Well said.
Katherine could have told Sigfrato about the safe $ - copy Charlie’s key -keep Charlie busy at dinner or a trip - they come home they get robbed.
No one has to die - unless the custody battle was boiling over - crazy family - I hope they lock them up .
Sigfrato 😂
Wild part is the most guilty one of the bunch with the most to gain ( 2 kids with no custody battle ) by her husband's death - Dan Merkel , has immunity to charges in this case ! Never quite figured out why but its been a long time since she testified to that.
His whole defense is Gaslighting the jury!
Exactly
Bold strategy. It didn't work out well, but it is still an awesome tactic.
I would have gone to the police immediately. This is ridiculous, I hope the jury sees through it. 🤨
Yes, I would’ve called the police immediately too. Isn’t it interesting that he didn’t even record the extortion to give to the police as evidence.
@@suzyq4realA week ago 3 people called the police to tell them there is danger from an individual and 18 people were killed in Maine
@suzyq4real How do you know what you would do until you are in real time facing this type of issue, especially knowing someone was assassinated via two shots to the head.
@@rozanne799 The reason I know I would is because my fear of other family members would be harmed. I would have gone straight away and ask for help before giving money to my nephews father's murderer. Sorry, no one would scare me off. That's what the State Police are for if you don't trust locals. Don't pull that card on me. 😎
@@rozanne799 it’s called common sense and confident to know who I am. Yes, any rational non- involved person would’ve called the police. Please don’t think for me and carry on with your apparent weak mindset.
Makes no sense that he didn't contact police after the alleged killers were arrested, it makes no sense that they tried to extort him by killing someone he hated, makes no sense how wonderful he was to someone who was supposedly extorting him. I mean, it don't take a weatherman to look around and see the weather.
Giving Katie money, then failing to speak up during her trial because he assumed the truth would come out is the greatest inconsistency in his alibi, which isn’t strong, but it is all he’s got . . .
Only Wendi would know what Dan's daily routine from morning to evening would look like. Dan was murdered after dropping off the kids to school because it was planned to be done that way. Wendi was the one who put the battery in everyone's back that put all these murderous plans into motion.
I hope that the jury in this case are smarter than a fifth grader.
I loved when she brought up the “puzzle pieces” and “putting the toothpaste back in the tube”😂😂😂
Charlie & his sister when ask questions asked the same questions back pretending they never heard,that's a sign of guilt.A person who pays extortion money only pays if they are guilty as if you had nothing to hide you would go straight to the police.
Exactly right!
Yes. And Charlie could have rid himself of the “extortionists” AND greatly furthered the investigation into the murder of Dan Markel by going to police if he were a good man, and yet he didn’t?! Note contrast with Jeff Lacasse’s behavior who was the first suspect in this case. He not only provided proof of innocence, he went back to police twice more voluntarily to give additional info. These two men are portraits of a guilty vs an innocent man.
The fact that she spent a night and left with $138K in simply unbelievable. He’s a smart, trained periodontist but his behavior and chattiness defies common sense and the jury doesn’t have to be full of rocket scientist to return a GUILTY verdict.
I never once watched a trial that didn’t have at least one lady coughing every 25 seconds. Crazy.
The jury got it right-GUILTY
💯
Am I the only one that thinks Charlie looks like a more sleezy and less awkward version of Sam Bankman-Fried?
Both Wendi and this sweet brother think they r something else Above the law completely. I can’t stand the two of them
she sure kept her style, right on point, Georgia is a Smooth Operator 🥳🎉
I love this prosecuting attorney. Takes no BS from anyone.
Jodie Foster doing well in her post Hollywood career 😊
@@ryanlemmers5300she does!!! Was wondering who she reminded me of 😊
She's not very good. Bunch of theory questions. No facts.
@@RollinTrollin do you think he's innocent and why, or do you just think she sucks? Honest question 🙏
I don't think she's that good actually. Maybe with normal criminals, but not with a narcissistic manipulator like this guy
One of the keypoints is how the killers got their information. The defense made no attempt to show that it wasn't provided by Charlie.
Exactly
Just like his sister, it took years to develop this kind of deceptive behavior. Imo their Mother nutured this twisted sense of reality.
Something weird was said. They weren't close siblings when they were little but grew closer when older... Aren't young siblings usually close, and grow apart somewhat apart after time? This family seems so backwards, except the eldest.
Why in the world would these "extortionist" kill Dan which is literally a problem for the Adelsons? Like they literally did them a favor by killing dan? But if like charlie says Garcia hates him SOOO BAD why not kill someone in his family ? Why kill Dan lmao it doesnt make sense they literally solved a problem for the Adelson family then extorted them? Cmon. Its too many coincidences.
It’s small, but his saying to ‘rough someone up’ is just an adjective is wrong, it’s an adverb. The action is, rough (as in hurt) and it’s noun is, someone. Just saying, coz he was so smug and all.
good one :)
Anothrt fine example of him trying to be the right one even tho he was wrong. Typical narcissist
Charlie lives on a planet far far away from here 😳
He lies like a rug, the prosecutor couldn't make him lose his composure at all but he has an answer for everything that's where he messed up
Charlie is an expert at creating Scenarios - in evidence - needs to part of closing argument -
Agree
He’s a good liar
He's so arrogant IMO he probably believes his own lies. 😎
Georgia is BEYOND ASTOUNDING!!🙃🙃
Lol she's great..her sarcasm had to have been driving him crazy on the stand. A few times she even talked to him like he was a 5 year old 😄😄😄
💯
I whispered in my dads ear🥴
His story is just so bizarre. A normal person would still go to the police straight away. And explain their lives were at risk if they were being threatened.
Even after they were caught and he was “safe” he never went to the police about the extortion. Strange it didn’t come into play until he was accused 🤦♂️
He is the smartest one in the courtroom. It’s sounds like when your kids lie to you and have a long drawn out explanation for every little thing.
This cross examination & your analysis of it seem a lot more effective than I originally thought. Hopefully the jury will see through his lame story, even though he seems to have a warped explanation for everything
I agree. Charlie’s unshakable confidence on the stand batting back every question surprised me but he is an accomplished liar and manipulator just like is sister and mother from what I’ve seen and heard in evidence over the trials. He did counter-balance the strength of the cross examination but his implausible answers need to be believed. I don’t believe a word and expect him to be put away for life, shortly followed by his mother and sister at the very least. I believe his father also had knowledge if not more involvement in the planning and payments. ⚖️⚖️⚖️ + ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️
Imagine you are arrested for a crime you didn't commit, and then you are put in jail for a crime you didn't commit while awaiting trial, and then you take the stand, and you smirk, and you laugh, and crack jokes.
Would you be laughing if your life were on the line?
No, you would be freaking out and very serious in responding to questions about the case.
When you see someone in the witness stand and they are all casual and confident when they're up for murder...you know instantly something's wrong. If you are innocent...you are terrified you will be found guilty of something you didn't do. If you are guilty, you tend to try to _act like you're not guilty..._ which is this guy!
The story is not only BS is Laughable! I hope the jurors have half a brain! 🤞🤞🤞 I'm still mind-boggled by the jurors in the Casey Anthony trial. WTF
Me too. How did they get 12 dumba&& for Casey Anthony
@@joycepayne3505 It truly is beyond understanding!
Occam's Razor: if you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you should prefer the simpler one. In this case, it is simpler to believe Charlie Adelson set this whole thing up rather than two penniless dudes from Miami somehow rented a vehicle and without any money for gas and food randomly traveled to the same never-before heard of Tallahassee suburb on two occasions just because they had nothing better to do.
My daughter is able to remember a conversation and repeat it days later. She is 3 she is able to remember conversations from weeks ago. Has been since 2.5yrz old. So it's balony that a 3 and 4 Yr old wouldn't remember a conversation x
I watched the sister on the stand, they all seem calm like nothing happened.
This prosecutor is asking way too many open ended questions to a guy who has clearly rehearsed. She needs to narrow them to questions that give less wiggle room. Sometimes it’s a good strategy when the witness is shooting themselves in the foot, but this guy is getting too much time to plant doubt in the jury.
Excellent comment
You nailed it....best comment ive read about the cross...still hoping and expecting a guilty verdict next week
@@GerinPhils yeah it fortunately seems like a far fetched defense, but I’m hoping it hasn’t confused the jury is all.
Why wouldn't Charlie be in fear and give the cash and promise to pay monthly payment . Why is it far fetched that he wouldn't be in fear for himself and his family. His ex brother in law was assassinated by these money hungry murders.
Nevermind, he is still going to prison. There is too much evidence against him. Besides, only Wendi would know what Dan's daily routine from morning to evening would look like. Dan was murdered after dropping off the kids to school because it was planned to be done that way. Wendi was the one who put the battery in everyone's back that put all these murderous plans into motion.
He isn’t nearly as smart as he thinks he is. Wendi is guilty too.
Something that doesn't make sense in his version is when Katherine told Charlie she knew who killed Dan, why would she give the specific names of the two killers. Or for that matter, that there were two killers at all? It would be so easy for him to simply go to tell his family to get out of town immediately and work with the police to catch Katherine and the other two.
It’s not that simple when dealing with a large dangerous gang. Prisoners don’t even rat on gang members in prison out of fear.
@@SunnyDays70slol. You don’t actually believe his story, do you? 😂
Exactly
He doesn't show anger once at been charged with a crime he says he hasn't committed. No juror is gong to fall for this nonsense bull......
This family comes across as psychopathic- way too chill and confident in such context
Georgia is phenomenal!!
The DA doing this interview is just terrific.
Rock star
SIDEBAR needs it's own channel. This is it's own thing:)
NO ONE is going to commit a hired hit without being paid, in full, prior to the hit.
B I N G O
It's crazy that the states prosecutors office didn't have irrefutable evidence to clear any and all doubt. Is Charlie innocent? NO. Not guilty does not mean innocent. If Charlie is found not guilty on 1st degree murder it will be because the state didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Charlie Adelson is guilty of 1st degree murder charge with solicitation. That's a damning and heavy charge. This is my opinion.
Common sense would tell anyone with a brain that the defenses theory is a long shot, but the state didn't wrap this charge up with a clean perfect neat guilty bow.
This is all my opinion... again no one would do a hit without payment, the state needed to prove that!!! Proof that Charlie paid for Dan's murder PRIOR to or directly after the hit.
It’s a reverse hit job 😂
Happens more often than you'd think....watch 48 hours, dateline. People will kill for far less
He looks so tired, his eyes like he has not sleep for a long time.
It's crazy how Charlie couldn't even say Katie's last name?! Bamagaw or something he said. 😂😂😂
I'm 100% sure he's guilty but honestly he held his own here and I wonder what the jury are going to think of it. The prosecutor did a lot better with Wendi.
He sure did hold it together. I'm shocked. I expected an ah-ha gotcha moment from Georgia's cross today and it never happened.
@aella2000. Agree one hundred percent! I think he’s guilty, but he did a good job up there exchanging blows with the prosecutor. Like I said, I think he was involved, but he more than held his own up there.
Expected way more from Georgia today.
He's a pro liar...most people would have folded but he didn't because he's used to lying. Zero conscience and full of himself. I'm sure the jury saw all of this esp the laughing and smirking...
I've followed this case from the beginning....always thought he was guilty....after the last two days, I'm not so sure. Yes, he did some things that are questionable but I now have doubts about somethings
Donna Adelson is next😂
I love her inflections like “extorrrtioon? Orrrrr???” So sarcastic but professional I love it
Yes she is amazing
Just wait for prosecutor’s closing arguments and final rebuttal
She’s doing a terrible job.
Yes !
If I was convicted of a crime I did not commit, you’d have to RIP ME OFF THE CEILING!
They have a weak defense. If you’ve been watching this from the start you know his hands are all in the cookie jar. It’s too late to say you didn’t eat the cookie 🍪 and now you’re being extorted 🙃
I love this prosecutor’s style.
Thank you for this presentation. Your commentary provides a more positive outcome from the Prosecution's cross than other channels portrayed. Your assessment makes sense.
Hope the jury sees thru his BS
the state needs to give Georgia a big raise. She is flawless.
This guy is so guilty and arrogant
My one question that will NEVER make sense...they had offered Dan Markel $1 million for Dan to move so Wendi would have the boys so why would Charlie "pay" the extortion instead of just letting "them" kill Dan since they wanted him to go away anyway! Why would these extortionist use Dan when everyone knows the family hates Dan?? That makes no sense! Dan is the EX husband of Wendi that they don't like and last I checked thats not exactly how extortionist usually play their cards b/c it doesn't seem plausible to be a guarantee pay! Why extort him with a victim he just happens to have "jokingly" said he wanted to hire a hitman a year prior! It's not rocket science!
Some may say "well they did it this way using Dan so they could frame Charlie since everyone knew he hated dan" but that's not what Charlie even said happened when you hear the entire convoluted story he gave! Ppl also have said his story has never changed which is NoT true and he got tripped up by Georgia on the stand about whether he believes Katie was involved or not! Jeff Lacasse's testimony even know it wasn't long and drawn out along with his quirkiness definitely I think will hold more weight than most think! If he thought Katie was so guilty why not testify against her nor Takito and taco...that all looks bad within itself if you swear it was all them! He didn't even go to the cops after the LK's were arrested!
P.s. I hope no one in this jury is related to anyone from the Casey Anthony jury we may be screwed!
I think honestly though him blaming it all on the Latin Kings may cost him his life on the street anyway he is too arrogant & narcissistic to go into witness protection!
Taquito and taco taco 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You answered your own question in your last statement. He didn’t tell anyone including the police because the Latin Kings will kill him.
Prisoners don’t even rat on gang members out of fear.
Your opening question doesn't give any sense at all _("why would Charlie "pay" the extortion instead of just letting "them" kill Dan"?)._ Simply because he would have to pay a few bucks instead of $1 mil., and had Markel gone for good. Glad to help, Sherlie Holmes ,-)
@@evernit why pay it, according to his theory inspector gadget, b/c if he does NOT pay it then they would kill Dan Markel sooo why would he pay it he wanted him gone originally!
He sleeps with his extortionist😅
lol, well wouldn’t you if you were about to give her 138k? 😂
By the way when my kids were 3 and 4 they could definitely repeat a conversation...especially a simple one like Dan described.
He’d be more credible if even one thing wasn’t explained away for 30 seconds to a minute each time. No one has that many details of their everyday life down to almost the minute
This was real weird. The prosecutor sounded like she was arguing and whining with the murder. When she should of been asking pertinent questions. Very painful to watch.
I agree. I expected much more from Georgia. She soft balled Charlie.
Closing is going to be dynamite I think. Just setting up.
The prosecutor sounds like a toddler trying to argue. Absolutely BRUTAL. She should be working at Starbucks.
This is what talking or arguing with a malignant narcissist is like. They will never concede even the smallest point, ever. They frustrate and never stop. Georgia should have taken advice from narc experts about how to get them rattled. It is to wound their ego. Mock them, their plan, their intellect, their abilities. Laugh at them. Act superior. Intimidate them and strike at their ego. That enrages them. His smooth veneer is a telltale sign that Charlie’s a narc, or worse.
Janet you get it...the others not so much. Watched this from the beginning. Ms. Georgia is brilliant.
He did better than I expected and the prosecution did a little worse than I expected.
Yeppppp. I was looking forward to this after Wendi's time on the stand but this was pretty anti-climatic.
That wasn’t important at this point in the trial.
I agree
This Madam Prosecutor is the Bozzzzzzzzzz. This girl is on FIRE. Just a Badazzz. They're presentations of doubt are not getting past her and into the jury's head. She presented a clever argument in this entire trial. Unshakable & Direct.
Great Attorney.