Our first look at Donna Adelson behind bars after move up north to face charges she murdered law professor and former son-in-law to make child custody battle go away

One week following an arrest at Miami International Airport before she could use a one-way ticket to Vietnam, 73-year-old Donna Sue Adelson has a new mug shot out of Leon County, the Florida jurisdiction up north where she was indicted in the 2014 murder of Dan Markel, her former son-in-law.

Adelson, who previously appeared in bond court and waived extradition, was booked early Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation to commit first-degree murder, Leon County Sheriff’s Office jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

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