Murder, Custody, and Justice: The Dan Markel Case and the Adelson Family Trial

By Valerie Haven

On July 18, 2014, a single gunshot in Tallahassee changed everything. Dan Markel-a respected law professor, devoted father, and mind at Florida State University-was dead. What followed was not simply an investigation, but a complex web of legal battles, family secrets, and allegations that one of America's highest-profile custody disputes had turned deadly.

"Murder, Custody, and Justice: The Dan Markel Case and the Adelson Family Trial" takes you inside every layer of this chilling case: from the bitter divorce and the fight over where children should live, to coded conversations, financial trails, and the shocking murder-for-hire plot that prosecutors say was orchestrated from within the family itself.

Drawing on court documents, witness testimony, wiretaps, and public records, this book offers a clear, fact-based narrative-with no sensationalism, no rumor. You'll meet the hitmen, the go-between, the disputed loyalties, and the matriarch accused of pulling the strings.

Perfect for true crime readers, legal scholars, and anyone fascinated by how custody disputes can become dangerous, this book reveals how power, secrecy, and family pressure can traverse the line into criminal conspiracy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FR3GYCQ8
• ISBN13: 9798265266866
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"