Dan Markel murder: Charlie Adelson Trial - Day 5 

“Hey mom, dad it’s Charlie here I was wondering if either or both of you could make the effort of coming up to the Tallahassee courthouse and give me a little moral support I’ve yet to see either of you in the public gallery since this thing started”

Thank you for airing this trial Tallahassee Democrat.

The irony of her not wanting to live in Tallahassee and now her brother and probably her mother will be there for life. THE IRONY WONT BE LOSTON HER

Psychological take on Charlie: I think on some level, being a professional dentist emboldened Charlie. I think his ultimate decison to kill was influenced by a number of factors, his ego being the biggest. Part of him strongly underestimated that his family would seriously be considered as suspects because of the family dental practice. He thought that nobody would ever suspect him of being capable of a murder, and especially if he only conspired it and paid for it. Part of this was fueled by alcohol and cocaine, I would bet that he had a pretty strong habit. He was constantly talking, constantly working, always repeating himself, etc. He seemed to make a ton of money in his dental practice and was easily able to afford it. He felt like there was status to its use. One part of him wanted to be a tough guy of sorts, or otherwise found a criminal lifestyle appealing or glamorous. He liked the idea of hiding in plain sight, by being a professional dentist and upstanding in public but having a private dark side. In the moments that he felt like he was unlikely to be caught or charged, he reveled in his capability to pull it off. It made him feel sort of like a gangster. He justified the act by demeaning the victim as though Markel was some terrible guy. Part of him was controlled by his mother, he seemed to have a relationship with her that both him and his mother considered special. His mother and him discussed things intimately. Most people do not discuss the planning of a murder with their mother. In the relationship between Charlie and Donna, nothing was off limits.

Charlie totally used Katherine ~ I think he wanted to see how loyal she was to him & he knew her ex was a “bad guy” who needed money. The Adelson family are bad news!!

Do you think Charlie Adelson is thinking, “I am such a good looking m*rderer”

This judge takes a lot of breaks but who could blame him after listening to this BS every hour every day

The defense lawyer looks like Steve Carell.

i have lived in Miami and Tallahassee. As far as raising a family, it's a no-brainer. Tallahassee wins. If you're a young single person living in a small one-bedroom apartment making good coin and enjoying clubbing and the beach.. Miami

It’s amazing how Wendi’s divorce attorney testified that she and Wendi weren’t worried about anything ….nothing bothered Wendi and that they felt that Dan would not win. Yet Wendi whined, cried and basically hysterical talking with her family concerning the motions Dan filed. Wendi made sure that Dan would never have the opportunity to speak in court! Lies lies and more lies!

3 min in, and they're talking about a dental infection. What was the point of the first call??

The reason for bringing Wendi’s lawyer is what lol? To say Dan was so awful that Charlie was justified in hiring a hit man

Please tell me the mother will be questioned?

He can’t control his blinking. Guilty guilty guilty

Chuck looks more worried today

I feel sorry for DR. He is spinning like a boat with no driver on a lake. Nothing makes sense. Bad facts. Bad client

Why are there no law enforcement officers right there by Charlie? Why is he not cuffed and led out of the courtroom as soon as there is a dismissal?

Is Charlie maniac. Mentally speaking.

1:50:54 return from lunch, i bet charlie got no lobster brisk for lunch or fresh prawn cocktail, just tuna bread with tuna out of date slop is prison food especially during suicidal trials

This is more than likely the only time Charlie has not continued to ramble

Donna is next on the list please. She knows all.

Why was the grandmother picking up the kids?. Dam does anyone raise their own kifs anymore?. Ur parents raised u and now they are in their retirment years and they should be traveling but they have to help with ur kids when wendie was an attorney and had lots of money to pay for day care or raise her ow n kids. Whe u get ur parents involved in ur marriage of course there going to side with their kids. Keep ur marriage between u and ur husband or look what happened here 2 involved.

Who looks after Katie's kids while she hangs out with Charlie. Being a mom of 2 kids plus holding a job is a lot. She has so much time...

Are Charlie’s parents in the courtroom?

1:06:31 lol @ Charlies lawyer trying to ask the FBI about Charlie getting extorted.

Rashbaum belongs in traffic court.

I hate it every time I’m convicted of murder. I’ll tell you, if the prosecution ever dangles a carrot for Wendi, it will test him.

1:28:00 I'm sorry but that was the weakest and most feckless JOA argument I've ever HEARD! And I like that attorney it's just that she is somewhat of a shrinking violet.. I wish she had more involvement in the case.. But yeah she had no teeth behind that JOA motion... I know they are often just a formality but if you make a good argument it's on the record forever ♾️🤷🏾‍♀️

what a narcissist..everyone wants him to adopt them! Lol

Does anyone know Robert is testifying? His brother?

how any woman would want to be with Charlie is beyond me

FBI shouldve had people planted in areas by the pool to record them..they really need to have long range audio/video recorders.

He must of been pissed knowing her attention was on her son

The blonde defense attorney is a sleeper hotty.

Charlie wants his moneyback. Rash is just bad.😮😮

The prosecution is pretty crooked.

Baby blue. 😉

I’m not a fan of this judge’s sense of levity during certain periods of the trial. Just because, as the judge… he can inject his own brand of humor doesn’t mean he should! This is ALL serious as a heart attack… every moment!

that FBI agent keeps making nasty sounds with his mouth. UGH. had to skip over him

Innocence In A Nutshell What a nightmare for Katie - The Undercover drops her name, Charlie unwittingly pulls her into his mess and the FBI mistake concern for her friend's family with complicity in a murder - Nightmare! In the wiretaps Katie tells us she wasn't involved: ¨I don't know the rest of whatever it is, or if my name is really on anything, or if they're even talking about me ...¨ ¨... and I don't know if it's me they're really talking about¨ ¨ ... and I really feel bad if they're not even talking about me" You can throw every other piece of evidence for and against her in the trash. If she doesn't know if The Undercover is talking about her, she isn't involved And you hammer this point home to the jury in closing: "Deliberation should only take you five minutes because there is only one question to ask yourselves: "Why does she not know?" But surely it's not that simple!? Yeah! it is! The FBI planned The Bump meticulously. Its first goal was to make sure that anyone involved knew The Bump was about the murder. And Katie doesn't know The FBI asked the question, set up The Bump and wiretaps, then totally ignored the answer - truly unbelievable! Katie not knowing acquits her outright, just as DNA evidence has done in other cases Katie talks to Sigfredo: "I don't feel secure because you take care of everybody else. Where's my security Tuto? When are you going to step up for me? ... ... because I feel like everybody else gets the special attention. And then Katie you go figure it out, you go figure out the kids, you figure out life, you figure out your apartment" In Katie's eyes this is not Sigfredo's problem. Why? Because she wasn't involved! She has no idea her two 'boyfriends' have conspired to kill someone. She is oblivious Look at it from Katie's perspective: random strangers extorting money from Charlie's family, possibly using her name to do it. That's terrifying for her. She tells us exactly why she wants Sigfredo's support: "Look, can you do me this favour? Because it's like, I'm not a guy and I don't know if it's me they're talking about" Do we listen to her? Not a chance! We fall into the trap of assuming she's talking to Sigfredo as a co-conspirator. That's inexcusable She tells us why she is helping Charlie: "Look, you gotta understand, like someone doing this to my mum, someone doing this to your mum" "But the mere fact that I don't like anybody disrespecting your family, scaring your family ..." "I'm trying to get whoever's threatening your family, and helping you guys out" Unfortunately, like complete idiots, we ignore her. We refuse to believe the truth staring us in the face Katie simply can't understand why anyone would be using her name to extort money from Charlie's family: "Why am I being thrown into something?" "... imagine, like, look at this, I'm picking up somebody else's, you know" You would think these two sentences alone would be enough to rubber stamp her innocence. Alas, we choose to remain ignorant Katie continues with super clues for us: "For all you know, it's a patient. Maybe they've seen me in the dental office in the beach before" "Did you take his teeth out or what? ... Is he a patient? You run across so many people every day" If Katie is involved she knows it's not a patient! Evidence of innocence everywhere, and we continue to deny, deny, deny! Sigfredo to Katie: "... the less you know the better ..." Katie is alleged to be the "go-between" in this murder-for-hire. She would know a lot more than Sigfredo about everything. The above is something you say to someone who has no knowledge of the real situation and you want it to stay that way Charlie to Katie (Dolce Vita): "When everybody was there the next day, did any of you take any money? ..." This question must be taken in context. From murder to Bump Charlie wonders if Sigfredo tells Katie about the murder. But Charlie can never ask Katie because, in asking, he's admitting to murder, using the father of her children as his hitman After The Bump, all bets are off. The Undercover drops Katie's name, confirming to Charlie that Katie knows. Now he thinks he can talk to Katie semi-freely - she a witness to Sigfredo's involvement You start to see how insidious the name dropping is. It is everything in this case because it allows Charlie to use an innocent friend in his investigation of just who is behind The Bump Katie's innocence is established further when we compare the conflicting stories of Charlie and Luis regarding the day after. Charlie talks of people taking money, whereas Luis tells of Katie distributing money. Charlie's candid words to Katie decimate Luis' lies It's heartbreaking to see Katie in court being double teamed by the equally blind FBI and state attorneys. As Chris DeCoste, her attorney, so aptly described it: "They can't see it, they can't understand it, that she's innocent, she wasn't involved" They can't see because they don't wish to see. They had Katie pinned as guilty and tunnel vision crippled logical thought The only thing standing between Katie and freedom is state attorneys being humble enough to admit they missed crucial indicators to her innocence

Katie was really running her mouth on the wire taps! Sigfreido is a real one tho. He did it, got paid and didn't snitch. What an honorable criminal!

1:27:00 No they didn't ask for an acquital I guess they are just throwing anything at the damn wall!