Christopher Corbitt — Direct/Cross/Redirect
621 linesJUDGE EVERETT: Sergeant Corbitt, you remain under oath, sir. I would just remind you to testify truthfully again.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, sir.
MS. DUGAN: Does your second presentation in this trial today contain text messages from Donna Adelson?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And were these text messages ones that were from her phone that was seized in Miami Airport in November of 2023?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, they're from a forensic examination of that phone that was taken from her person.
MS. DUGAN: And does this presentation also contain messages from Charlie Adelson's iCloud?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And were the amount of messages in both that iCloud and from that cell phone voluminous?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: They were, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Your summary that I've labeled 73B — and for the record, I'll make the summary from the first part of this presentation 73A and this one will be 73B — um, do these include, uh, some of the text relevant to the specific things I'm going to ask you about today from those voluminous records?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: At this time, I would move State's 73B into evidence subject to the Court's ruling.
MR. ZELMAN: No objection. 73—
JUDGE EVERETT: 73B, you said?
MS. DUGAN: Yes, sir.
JUDGE EVERETT: 73B will be admitted.
MS. DUGAN: And I'd also make 73, 73A, please.
JUDGE EVERETT: Objection as to 73, or were those already admitted?
MS. DUGAN: 73 has already been admitted, so I'd just be amending the name of the exhibit.
JUDGE EVERETT: Go ahead and continue.
MS. DUGAN: All right, just as you did in your first testimony, did you create a PowerPoint of your summary that will go into evidence with the jury as a demonstrative, Your Honor?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I did, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And does this demonstrative contain other evidence that maybe the jury has already seen in this case, such as State's Exhibit 62?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I believe it does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, um, permission to use a demonstrative, Judge?
JUDGE EVERETT: All right.
MS. DUGAN: Looking at State's Exhibit 62, this first slide, um, does this appear to be a question-and-answer session here? There's a part that says "Q" followed by a question, and a part that says "A" followed by the answer to the question.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: And when a witness is on the stand in a trial like you are today, does your testimony have to be in a question-and-answer format?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. If we could go to the first page of State's Exhibit 62, looking at this first bit of information here, what does this writing say that "K" said?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It says here in the highlighted section that "K" said she told Charlie on the night of the murder.
MS. DUGAN: What does it say that "K" said?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She said she told Charlie on the night of the murder that some friends of hers went to Tallahassee and killed him.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And is that story — does that story sound familiar?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And are you familiar with Charlie Adelson's testimony in his trial in October of 2023?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I am, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. The next sentence — does the next sentence say she asked him to give her the third of a million dollars he was going to pay so his sister could relocate with her children to Miami? He went crazy on her. He said that was going to be an offer to his brother-in-law not to kill him. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so according to this story and to Charlie Adelson's story at his trial, no one hired these hitmen to kill Dan Markel, right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: They just did it on their own in hopes of getting paid?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Looking at the next page, is this the bottom part of the first page combined with the top part of the second page?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Looking at the next sentence, does it say: "He threatened me that he was going to go to the police. I told him if he went to the police these murderers would kill him, and if they don't get you they'll kill your mom and dad, exclamation point. You should have seen his face, exclamation point. He turned white, exclamation point. He was scared shitless," in quotations?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Looking down at the next paragraph, does it say that she convinced him that the murderers think that a woman is paying for this, they don't know Charlie, and she told him she would tell her friends — she wouldn't tell her friends who he is, she can keep him safe? Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: So according to this, the men who killed Dan Markel are not the ones giving him the information the night of this murder — it's Katherine Magbanua. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: And was that consistent with what Charlie Adelson said in his testimony? He said that Magbanua came over alone the night of the murder and told him that he was being extorted by some people she knew.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Looking down at the next section, does it say he opened his safe and gave her stacks of money? I'm sorry, can you go back up?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, it does, yes. He opened his safe and gave her stacks of money. And —
MS. DUGAN: What does the rest of that paragraph say?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Then she told him he can pay her the rest in cash. She said he was giving her three thousand dollars every month. She laughed about how easy it was to extort him for the money — he wouldn't have to take her out for a fancy dinner, she could buy plenty of fancy dinners with a third of a million dollars.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. In Charlie Adelson's testimony, did he say that he paid Katherine Magbanua $3,000 a month because he did not have a third of a million dollars?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Did he say he gave her — I think it was $138,000 — that night or the next morning, and then the rest was $3,000 a month over time?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: And was that paid — he said — from $1,000 a month in her paycheck from Adelson Institute and $2,000 in cash?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And in his testimony, did he say that Magbanua assured him that none of the money would be going to her — she was giving it all to the extorters, including the money from her paycheck?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And did he testify that he told his mother, Donna Adelson, about the extortion in September of 2014?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Can we move on to the next paragraph? I have a couple of questions, though.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. In this middle paragraph and in this final paragraph, is the word "extort" used twice?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Okay. And then at the bottom, "ha-ha" is written out?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Looking at the word — the first time we see the word "extort" on this page — is that underlined for emphasis?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It appears to be, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. When did Donna Adelson first learn the meaning of the word "extortion"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Well, we know that there was a search from the web history of that forensic examination — and I can move to that now — that was in October of '23, that is in reference to extortion versus blackmail.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And what date was that search made again?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: October 16th of 2023.
MS. DUGAN: Was that about a week before Charlie Adelson's trial began?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes — that she's looking at the difference between extortion and blackmail.
MS. DUGAN: Correct. And that would be, even though according to his testimony, he and his mother had been being extorted since 2014.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: All right. After Donna Adelson's phone was seized on November 13th of 2023, were we able to extract the data through a Cellebrite report?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: We were, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And from the phone in her possession, was there evidence that Donna Adelson and Wendi Adelson were talking about Charlie's trial and verdict as it was happening?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: What date did — thank you — was — did Charlie Adelson's opening statements begin on October 24th of 2023?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so that would be the first day of the trial when there was an opening statement and the State started calling their first witnesses. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and then what day did Charlie Adelson testify in his defense in that case?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: November 2nd.
MS. DUGAN: All right. And in this conversation between Donna Adelson and Wendi Adelson, did Donna Adelson agree that Charlie Adelson's testimony about being extorted was the truth — that he was telling the truth?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She did, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Can we see that exchange?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Now, right before this exchange, did Wendi Adelson send a prayer-hands emoji?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and then what was Donna Adelson's response to that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Uh, that "we shouldn't have to pray, he's telling the truth, protected his little sister for years, differs through this," and now, "prayer hands."
MS. DUGAN: And then does she clarify that she meant "suffers," not "differs"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. So what date was this text sent on again?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: November 6th of 2023.
MS. DUGAN: So this would have been about four days after Charlie Adelson's testimony?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: But before a verdict was rendered in the case?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct. It says that he's telling the truth.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Protected his little sister for years.
MS. DUGAN: Was Robert Adelson a witness in Charlie Adelson's trial? Was he called by either the State or the defense?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He was not.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so the only person that Wendi Adelson was a little sister of who testified in Charlie Adelson's trial was Charlie Adelson, then?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: And here she's saying he's telling the truth, is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Was that the only time that she said that Charlie Adelson's defense was the truth during that trial?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is not.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, can you show us all the messages where she's letting people know that it's the truth?
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so she's sending these messages to different friends or family members saying "finally the truth is out"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That is correct.
MS. DUGAN: All of these messages were sent in a relatively short time frame to various friends and associates. Okay, were there more messages than just this?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There were.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and so she's seeing if people are watching, more about it being the truth, is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: It says "Dan just proved extortion" — was Dan Rashbaum Charlie Adelson's attorney at trial?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He was, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Besides these things, I mean, what else did Donna Adelson say? Or did she say anything else to Wendi Adelson? Okay, thank you.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, here is she asking someone to watch opening because the truth is out?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: All right. What else does Donna Adelson say to Wendi Adelson about this extortion defense?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She says that she's sorry, this has been our life for so many years, it has been torture, but your lawyer didn't want you to know what happened. I think if you did, our relationship and you being with Charlie would have been much different. I hope he knew what he was doing. Your testimony was crucial. Let's see what a jury does to him and to the rest of us. You know, I'm next, but that won't happen — I'll take care of that.
MS. DUGAN: What date is that? What was that — I'm sorry — was that sent?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: November 1st of '23.
MS. DUGAN: So she's saying she hasn't told Wendi about this extortion defense because her attorney, Wendi's attorney, didn't want her to?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: And it might affect their relationship?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Did we look in the cell phone reports and records to see whether there was any phone evidence of Charlie Adelson being extorted by Magbanua or Garcia or Rivera?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: We did, yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, looking at the day after Dan Markel's murder, which would have been July 19th of 2014, would that have been the day after Magbanua would have told Charlie Adelson he was being extorted, per his testimony and this State 62?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. What did Charlie Adelson and Magbanua, what were they saying to each other in text messages that day, the day after this alleged extortion?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So he speaks of heading to the gym, asking her if she's taking her children to the beach.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She replies that it's beautiful, probably the pool, and he encouraged her to have a nice day.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so then this would have been after Magbanua left his home that morning that we saw in your first presentation, headed south toward Rivera's, is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and Charlie Adelson reaches out to Magbanua first, is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And he says he's headed to the gym?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Any mention of extortion, bad guys, money in these messages?
MS. DUGAN: Does it appear that there's any anger or fear in these messages?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does not.
MS. DUGAN: What about — and in the — what about in the week following the murder, what did they talk about that week?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Well, there's additional messages from the 19th later on in the afternoon, and then yes, we have messages from the next week.
MS. DUGAN: And what were their conversations that week like?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So...
MS. DUGAN: Here, so here they're talking about the weather and how late it is in the day?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. What about the next messages?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She wants him to get Jerry to call in some prescription shampoo for her?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. What's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He says sweet dreams?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. What's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She's complaining about a headache, migraine?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. Okay. What's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He's saying laugh out loud?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. All right, any more after that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Here she says have a good day, smiley face, and he says you too?
MS. DUGAN: Correct. And is that all we have from that week?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Did they ever discuss extortion, bad guys, money?
MS. DUGAN: Okay, does it seem like pretty mundane things?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, from 2014 to 2016, those two years after the murder, do Charlie Adelson and Katherine Magbanua stay in regular contact with each other, even after they break up in the fall of 2014?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: From the messages, do they appear to have a close friendship?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I would say yes.
MS. DUGAN: Can you show us some examples of that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Here is she giving him some relationship advice and saying he'd make a great dad?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. All right. What's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Does Charlie Adelson tell her he loves her in October of 2014
MS. DUGAN: Does Charlie Adelson tell her he loves her in October of 2014?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He does.
MS. DUGAN: Does he say "it makes me feel good that you care about me, I'm very lucky to have you as part of my life"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He does.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what's next? Oh, I'm sorry — can you go back? She responds that she will always care about him?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what's next? And...
MS. DUGAN: Here they have an exchange — is this in February of 2015?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is.
MS. DUGAN: And here she says "I always know how to make you smile" and he says "yes you do"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: What's next? What do they say here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It's February 24th of '15: "Good. I love you." And he replies, "I love you too."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what about later that year? Are there more friendly exchanges?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: October 27th of 2015. And is this, is he, she's maybe wishing him a happy birthday and thank you for helping me and I love you?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. And what does he say back?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Can't wait to get lunch with you. You're the best. I am lucky to have you as a friend for life. Smiley face?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. Okay, what's next? All right. Here they kind of calling each other names. It seems like in a funny way.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes. And he says, I miss you.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And what about the next month? Are there any messages in the next month?
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Maybe some sort of inside joke here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Is she giving laughing, crying emojis?
MS. DUGAN: Yes. All right. What's next?
MS. DUGAN: Is this the same day?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is.
MS. DUGAN: And how does he end this exchange?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "LOL, you're the best." So laugh out loud, you're the best. Yes.
MS. DUGAN: After maintaining a close friendship for years according to these texts, at what point did Charlie Adelson and Katherine Magbanua no longer have any contact via phone? Again, is it after the arrest of Sigfredo Garcia?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Uh, yes. I'm trying to recall exactly when that ended, but it was well into the time of the arrest, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, now in all of these messages from the records between Charlie Adelson and Magbanua in those two years, are there any messages where they discuss being extorted?
MS. DUGAN: Are there any messages where they discuss Dan Markel's murder?
MS. DUGAN: What about Magbanua knowing people who wanted to hurt his family, anything like that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Nothing.
MS. DUGAN: When Donna Adelson's phone was seized and Cellebrited, was there evidence inside that Donna Adelson and Charlie Adelson had communicated for several years over WhatsApp?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And what is WhatsApp?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: WhatsApp is just a communication app, multi-platform. You can use it on iPhones or Androids or other devices, and it is just another platform on which people can communicate voice, text. And it is what we call an over-the-top app, in that it does not go through the carrier traditional infrastructure. So it's not using their text message service, it's using the data side. So we don't see records of those communications in the call detail records that we get. And it offers the security of encryption, that those messages are encrypted for, you know, the security of the senders.
MS. DUGAN: Just — sometimes people use WhatsApp because maybe they're somewhere internationally and that's the easiest way to communicate internationally?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Just — sometimes people use WhatsApp because, as you said, it's an encrypted service and maybe those messages could be harder to find as opposed to a regular text message?
MS. DUGAN: Okay. I could ask a different question, Judge. What does an encrypted message mean?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So encrypted means that the message content itself is encoded in a way that it cannot be easily read or decoded in transit. So if there was an interception or someone were to get hold of that text message, because of the encryption, you're not able to actually see what's in there. And so that provides, again, for the security of those messages and traffic.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, thank you. Um, looking at this WhatsApp thread between Charlie Adelson and Donna Adelson, were some messages seen in 2023 that law enforcement did not previously have?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, uh, if you could turn our attention to the first one from July of 2016?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Okay.
MS. DUGAN: Do you mind going to the next? Thank you.
MS. DUGAN: All right, so they're talking about some good news?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what's next?
MS. DUGAN: All right, so what does Charlie Adelson say here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He says that the information he got — no, it's in the paper from yesterday — and "I spoke to Marcus this morning, he said it's not official yet but it's looking that way after he spoke to Garcia's attorney."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and when was that message sent?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: July 21st of 2016.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, was David Marcus, spelled with a K, Charlie Adelson's attorney at the time?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: So according to this text, Charlie Adelson's attorney was talking to Garcia's attorney and he's letting his mother, Donna Adelson, know that in this message?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Who did Marcus run into when he met with Garcia's lawyer?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Katie.
JUDGE EVERETT: 73A and 73 have been admitted at this point.
JUDGE EVERETT: They're in evidence. The objection is overruled.
MS. DUGAN: What happened when Garcia's lawyer — when Marcus, Charlie Adelson's lawyer, met with Garcia's lawyer? Who did they run into?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Ms. Magbanua.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Now, how do we know that K-A-D-D-I-E is Magbanua?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's how he had her listed in his contacts within his phone — Charlie Adelson's.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. So throughout their relationship, Catherine Magbanua's phone number and all these messages are all to K-A-D-D-I-E in his phone. That's how he spelled Katie.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And then how does Donna Adelson respond to this?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: To the small world comment, she replies that it is.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Then he goes on to discuss the meeting.
MS. DUGAN: So does he say that his attorney said they said hi to each other, they shook hands, he introduced himself, and she is nice and beautiful?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and how does Donna Adelson respond?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "Like all your girlfriends."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so this is July of 2016, so is this about two months after Garcia was arrested for the murder of Dan— I'm sorry — yeah, Sigfredo Garcia was arrested for the murder of Dan Markel?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and Katie's his baby mama?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, did Donna Adelson or Charlie Adelson express any anger here or four-letter words for Garcia, the man who shot Dan Markel and had been arrested for it two months earlier?
MS. DUGAN: Or for Katie, the mother of his children?
MS. DUGAN: All right, looking at the next month in August, show us this WhatsApp message.
MS. DUGAN: Now, is this message — is it between Charlie Adelson and Donna Adelson?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, can you read us the message from August 2nd here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Charlie Adelson says, "Did you see in the paper where the state's star witness that rented the hotel room is a convicted cocaine dealer?"
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "Maybe those guys were just up in Tallahassee buying drugs and just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe the coke dealer did it because Danny did not pay him for his drugs, just like he stiffed everyone else he did business with. This whole thing is just crazy."
MS. DUGAN: So at this point in August, you said Garcia and Rivera — they had been arrested for at least two months, right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And at this point, Charlie Adelson — according to Charlie Adelson, according to him, he and his mother had been extorted for almost a year and a half. As of a couple months ago, that'd be correct?
MS. DUGAN: This message from Charlie Adelson, though — does it appear to spitball another theory of Dan Markel's murder besides the extortion that they've supposedly been extorted for the last two years by the killers?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: And when law enforcement investigated, did the hit man actually hang out with a local cocaine dealer who the police interviewed, and he gave them information about the men he sold drugs to?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and that wasn't — I'm sorry — and they're talking about the fact that that wasn't the paper?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And that maybe that coke dealer's the guy that killed Danny?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes. Maybe Danny was buying drugs from him, stiffed him, something like that. That's what it says, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. What's next after this, after Donna Adelson says, "I did not see that, which paper?"
MS. DUGAN: Charlie indicates that it was in the Tallahassee Democrat, and Donna — that she has stopped reading everything. And does she say, "Wow! Exclamation point. I've stopped reading everything"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Does she say, "What are you talking about? You told me that they've been extorting us for two years"? Is there anything about extortion in these messages?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There is not.
MS. DUGAN: All right, last thing — we saw, from at the beginning of the presentation, we saw that in Donna Adelson's phone, she said that he was telling the truth in his trial and the truth is out. Was there another message to Wendi Adelson after she told Wendi Adelson?
MS. DUGAN: Excuse me, I'm sorry. Is there more messages here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There is, just the end of that conversation.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, thank you.
MS. DUGAN: Can you walk us through these, and then I'll move on?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Certainly. It's just the conclusion of that — that the guy admitted to selling them cocaine and hanging out.
MR. ZELMAN: Objection, Your Honor. This is cumulative.
JUDGE EVERETT: Sustained as to cumulative.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, is this the end of the conversation that we just saw?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And do these messages mention extortion?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: They do not.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Going back to November of 2023, did we find messages in Donna Adelson's phone from November of 2023 when the verdict was announced between Donna and Wendi?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Can we see that message?
MS. DUGAN: Or maybe this — okay. She says there's a verdict.
MS. DUGAN: This is on November 6, 2023. Is that correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Um, was a verdict ren— or delivered, meaning read out loud by the clerk or by the judge, sometime between 5 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on that day, November 6th?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, when does Wendi send her next message?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Uh, at 5:27 p.m.
MS. DUGAN: So this would have been after the verdict was rendered?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, and she says, "I love you very much. Call if you feel like you can." Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And how does Donna Adelson respond? Can you read that message?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "Your brother protected you for years. Now you are not guilty. Your lawyer took very good care of you. You can bury me in the dress that I bought for Lincoln's Bar Mitzvah."
MS. DUGAN: And was that sent at 5:31 p.m. on November 6th?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It was, yes.
MS. DUGAN: So about 15 to 20 minutes after the verdict?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. So now we know the time of the verdict, sometime between 5 and 5:15 p.m. on November 6th. After the verdict, was there evidence found in Donna Adelson's phone that Donna Adelson and Harvey Adelson began to plan to flee the country?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Can you walk us through what was found in her phone from after the verdict?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So there is a conversation again in WhatsApp between Donna Adelson and a representative from Vietnam eVisa regarding getting a visa for herself and for Harvey.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and are we going to go through the entire visa chat here today?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Oh, we are not.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, it's quite lengthy. Are these just some excerpts from the chat?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: They are, yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Before court today, did you have an opportunity to look at State's 58, the visa chat?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I did, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and are these true and accurate depictions of the chat that was found in the Cellebrite between Vietnam eVisa and Donna Adelson?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: At this time, I move 58 into evidence.
JUDGE EVERETT: Any objection? State's — 58 is admitted.
MS. DUGAN: Thank you. All right, if you could walk us through a few excerpts from this chat.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes. Again, we can see that this is between Ms. Adelson and the Vietnam eVisa, and the first message in this conversation starts on November 7th at 3:55 p.m.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so is that within 24 hours of the verdict?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Can you go back to the last one? What does that first message say in this chat?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It's an automated message in the WhatsApp group, and it states that "messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of this chat, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them. Tap to learn more."
MS. DUGAN: And the only way we're reading them is because we were able to take or seize the phone and get the information off the phone?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That is correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, um, all right, can we look at the first messages sent in this chat? Okay, can you read this to us?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Sure. "Hi, Daisy. I'm trying to get a fast-track emergency visa for Vietnam."
MR. ZELMAN: Same objection that we talked about — sidebar.
JUDGE EVERETT: This has not been published before the jury. This is the publishing of the evidence at this time. You may continue.
MS. DUGAN: I'm sorry. You left off at "fast-track emergency visa for Vietnam."
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "I filled everything out on the online application."
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: "I filled out the visa option. I wanted the fastest I can get — fastest I can get. Put in the applicant details with our photos. Approval, it's for Donna Adelson and Harvey Adelson. Yes, that is the site we applied for online. I just do not see how to pay for this."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and what's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She — says, "If I do not get there until the 12th or 13th of November, is that a problem if I am putting down November 11th as the date to arrive?"
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and then do they talk a little bit about how long her visa will be for?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, she indicates, "I would like the 90-day visa," and clarifies "90-day multi-entrance."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what happens when she finds out there isn't enough time to get a 90-day visa because it's an emergency fast-track one?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So her reply is, "If we get a 30-day visa, can I extend it while I am in Vietnam?"
MS. DUGAN: Okay, but then the chat says we can't arrange for the 90-day?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, if she were — like, let's say that, and I know that they didn't get the visas till a few days later — but let's say she got the visa on November 7th and it were a 90-day visa, that visa would extend to February 7th?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and that's the choice that they gave her — the 90 or the 30?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: 30 and extend, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, all right. Now eventually in this chat, does she send she and Harvey Adelson's pictures?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, are they letting her know all the things that she'll need to provide?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and does she say, "90-day multiple entry is what I would like, as fast as possible, and that next Monday to receive the visas will be fine"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, what's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: They've received her email.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: And she sends her picture. Does she send Harvey's picture as well? Okay, thank you.
MS. DUGAN: Now, at some point in this chat, is it getting close to her flight date and she has not yet received her visas?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. In addition to the photograph, she also sends copies of their passports.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And this is the flight information — as far as where they're flying into, the date of arrival, the email, and the type of eVisa it is. That's correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. She gives them her flight information.
MS. DUGAN: Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Now we're five days later. And does she say in capital letters, "Now it is almost 10 a.m. on Sunday. We take our flight tomorrow at 8 p.m. That is 30 hours"? She's afraid that she's not going to get it in time. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. What happens next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So the response is, "We will send a visa to you within 21 hours from now. It's fine for your flight. Please don't worry."
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And does she actually end up getting her visa?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: She does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Can you walk us through the rest?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes. So this is November 13th, 5:28 a.m. She receives a visa for herself and for Harvey Adelson.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Now, was there other evidence that showed that the Adelsons did not have plans of returning home anytime soon? What was found on her phone as far as her Amazon deliveries?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So there was a message to herself, kind of as a reminder, and this was on November 8th, to stop Amazon deliveries.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and was there a note left in their apartment to sell a belonging?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Does this indicate that — this is who Wendi should call to get the paperwork so the gun can be sold, if it is to be sold?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, as it needs to be sold with the paperwork.
MS. DUGAN: All right. What about — we've heard about Donna Adelson's planner. Were there some entries in the planner for the week after Charlie Adelson's trial that indicated they weren't planning to come home anytime soon?
MS. DUGAN: What's the first entry here?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: So the first entry we see is "sell and list jewelry, dishes, implants, comics."
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and what date was that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I'd have to go back to the top to see the date of that, which we actually don't have on the top of that.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, I think we do have it in evidence. So, um, what number is that? Okay, so the first entry you're pointing out here, though — I'm sorry, if you could go back to the highlight. Oops, and — So that was to sell jewelry, dishes, implants, and comics?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Did they have a note about packing for Vietnam? Okay.
MS. DUGAN: Was there also notes at the bottom about canceling disability insurance?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, two in fact.
MS. DUGAN: Yes. Was there a note — looking in the middle of the screen here — for Wendi to tell Dan regarding Vietnam, and he must tell Charlie on his private line, is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Would Charlie Adelson have been in custody at that time?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And if the Adelsons — if the Adelsons were to call Charlie Adelson and tell him they're going to Vietnam, would that call be recorded and available to law enforcement?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: If Dan, Charlie's attorney, calls Charlie to tell him that information, would that call be private and law enforcement cannot listen to that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Are there some more entries in this planner?
MS. DUGAN: Is there an entry regarding child support at the top?
MS. DUGAN: If they were paying child support for Charlie's child, does it show that they intended to pay — or they have a note about this child support through November 2025?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: So they're making a note of that for the next two years in advance?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Because at this point we're in November of 2023?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. And looking down, we see that that note's on Saturday, November 18th.
MS. DUGAN: If this planner was collected by law enforcement in Miami on November 14th, would this have been like a — like a note of a reminder to yourself in the future that you've made here on the 18th?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It could be, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And is that reminder "tell Wendi — do October — do October expenses for three properties and enter in computer"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: When — The first entry was — we see the end of the week is Saturday, November 18th, so I think you can probably see what — what week we're on, but I'm going to show you.
MS. DUGAN: Looking at — This first entry here that we saw of selling the jewelry, dishes, implants, and comics — what day was that?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That was Thursday, November 9th.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so that would have been two days after the visa chat and three days after the verdict?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Were there text messages on Donna Adelson's phone where she is trying to communicate — communicate her plans to Wendi Adelson?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Can you go to those messages?
MS. DUGAN: Here in these messages, is she letting Wendi Adelson know they need to talk to her?
MS. DUGAN: It's not about the case. They need business assistance. They need to help her with personal things and business stuff.
MS. DUGAN: "You know, please respond to them. Please talk to them."
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, they need her to help them, yes.
MS. DUGAN: What — What do we have next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: November 10th, Donna Adelson — I'm sorry, she provides two contact cards to Wendi, stating that you need to have this info.
MS. DUGAN: And is one of — is one of those for an attorney, and one that looks to be for a property, a condo in a certain tower?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right. Were there other messages to friends where she's trying to convey information?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, looking at this message on November 7th — this is Donna Adelson saying to her friend Annie that she can't say why but they — the Adelsons — may need you guys to come here, both of you, Wendi's not responding, and we have an issue that we cannot discuss over the phone. "I know this sounds crazy, but I assure you it's not. I wish I could tell you more. Stand by." Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: All right, and then at the bottom she says "Ron may have some work to do here."
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: All right. What's next?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does — Donna lets her know that she's copying her on different emails and things, she'll explain everything, she's holding off talking to her.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And then was there evidence in Donna Adelson's phone of why she — why they chose Vietnam, why Vietnam was chosen as where they were gonna go?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There were searches related to extradition, which would have contained Vietnam as non-extradition.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, can you show that to us?
MS. DUGAN: Okay, and when did she Google "list of United States extradition treaties"?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It would have been on November 7th.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so the day after Charlie Adelson's verdict?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: And the same day that she got the emergent — or she first started the chat for the emergency fast-track visa?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: One second. No further questions. Thank you.
JUDGE EVERETT: Cross-examination.
MR. ZELMAN: Just a moment, Your Honor.
MR. ZELMAN: We meet again.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: We do.
MR. ZELMAN: So I think I'm gonna go backwards a little bit.
MR. ZELMAN: Now, you agreed that WhatsApp is used internationally, correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is, yes.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: And in your presentation, you indicated that in my client's planner, there were some notations to sell jewelry, dishes, implants, and comics.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: My client at the time was 72 or 73. Did you believe she had a comic collection?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I'm not sure that she did.
MR. ZELMAN: And what about implants?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Well, other than the fact that they — or her, Donna — or Harvey Adelson was a dentist.
MR. ZELMAN: I'll show you.
MR. ZELMAN: This is an approach with State's 155.
JUDGE EVERETT: You may.
MR. ZELMAN: Looking at State's 155, the picture that's on my screen, is that the same picture, it's just that's narrower?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, it's a different perspective, but yes.
MR. ZELMAN: So let's zoom in on this mouse.
MR. ZELMAN: Can you read what that says?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: You want me to turn it? It says "implant motor."
MR. ZELMAN: And looking at 152, 153, and 154 looks that's a closet, correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It appears to be, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: And is that back — here the — bedroom closet where that implant motor was, correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I'm not aware of this being a bedroom. It does appear to be a closet.
MR. ZELMAN: That picture indicates that there are dishes in that closet, correct?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There are dishes in the closet, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Keep those for me, please. Do you agree it would be unusual for dishes to be in a bedroom closet?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Possibly, yes.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I have to — clarify my last answer, too.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There are dishes in my spare bedroom closet, so... I did not know to ask that of you, but I just want to be honest.
MR. ZELMAN: I will have this printed, Your Honor — this next picture. But it's identified as RTC_0029.
MR. ZELMAN: Would you agree that depicts a bedroom?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That does, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Are those the boxes that we saw in State's 155?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: They appear to be, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Same paper.
MR. ZELMAN: And you have the coffee maker.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: So we're still in that room.
MR. ZELMAN: Perspective here.
MR. ZELMAN: Would you agree that they didn't do a very good job documenting this search warrant?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Well, it is a little hard to figure out from the smaller pictures. I don't necessarily disagree that this is the bedroom closet. I just wasn't personally there.
MR. ZELMAN: Okay, so you have that small piece of luggage in this picture — that's 155. And then in this one here, it's 0043.
MR. ZELMAN: Would you agree that that's the same piece of small luggage in the same closet with the dishes?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: During the course of your investigation, Sergeant, are you aware of the fact that my client sold their home in Coral Springs and moved into a condo?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I am aware of that occurring at some point, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: And so merely because my client is selling some kitchen items or some jewelry, does that indicate that they are fleeing the country?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: By itself, no.
MR. ZELMAN: Out of town, would it be unusual for them to stop Amazon deliveries?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It would not.
MR. ZELMAN: Merely stopping Amazon deliveries, that and it does not indicate that they are not coming back, does it?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Not by itself.
MR. ZELMAN: Do you have any knowledge whether or not the trust that was set up for Roman Adelson, Charlie Adelson's son, took care of child support for a certain period of time?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I have no information about that trust.
MR. ZELMAN: Would you agree, in looking through that calendar, that Mrs. Adelson — my client — constantly updates it to give herself reminders?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I would agree, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Is there any evidence that you discovered in your investigation that indicates that my client moved assets overseas? Overseas?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: None that I am aware of.
MR. ZELMAN: That's a no?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That is a no.
MR. ZELMAN: There's no evidence that you were able to uncover that my client was moving out of the country, as opposed to obtaining a 90-day tourist visa?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I would say the evidence that I observed from the messages, the business that was being taken care of, it was at least a lengthy time to be away.
MR. ZELMAN: So a 90-day tourist visa?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That could be, yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Okay. Now, do you know what it means for a tourist visa to be multiple or multi-entrance?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I do not specifically.
MR. ZELMAN: Would you agree that a fair definition of that would mean that the person who holds the visa can enter the country, leave the country, and return to the country?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: And — A tourist visa, if you know, is just that — it's for a tourist, not for a resident, correct? Now — One of the slides that you didn't go over — I believe it was at least in one of the versions — slide 328.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Would you like me to go to that?
MR. ZELMAN: Sure.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Well — That would be the new 328.
MR. ZELMAN: Ah, see, I haven't been provided with the full new version. It's the slide 328 with the Sun Sentinel article.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: With that article? Yes, that is not in here.
MR. ZELMAN: That's no longer in there.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MR. ZELMAN: Do you know where that is in your...
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It's not in here, it's not in that one.
MR. ZELMAN: Do you still have it where you can display it?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I can get to it, yes. Um —
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: We'll probably... as long as I stay muted... yes, thank you.
JUDGE EVERETT: Just clarifying Mr. Zelman, this is the version not in evidence — would you still wish the witness to place it on the screen?
MR. ZELMAN: Yes, it was in evidence and I guess the state changed the presentation.
MS. DUGAN: It's not in evidence. The one in evidence does not have it.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Just that?
MR. ZELMAN: Yep. Just that.
MR. ZELMAN: Says — "I think it's going to be a speedy trial," Weinstein said. Who is Weinstein?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Uh, attorney.
MR. ZELMAN: One of Charlie's attorneys?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MR. ZELMAN: Thank you.
MR. ZELMAN: Throughout your review of the text messages, the communications — was there any evidence that my client was aware of the friendly texts that Charlie had with Katherine Magbanua?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: There was no evidence that your client was specifically aware of the content of the communications between Charlie and Katie.
MR. ZELMAN: No. And you put on a bunch of slides where it's just another instance of Charlie Adelson just running his mouth this time in writing, so his thumbs.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Uh, yes, there are a lot of communications.
MR. ZELMAN: Just a moment, Your Honor.
MR. ZELMAN: Nothing further, Your Honor.
JUDGE EVERETT: Redirect examination.
MS. DUGAN: Yes, sir. Quickly. Can we put the Sun Sentinel article back up? Take me just a second. Sure. Okay.
MS. DUGAN: Thank you. Now, we saw the text earlier where Charlie Adelson says to Donna Adelson that, you know, "Did you see the good news in the paper yesterday?" Something along those lines, right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And Donna agreed it is good news.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay, so did we try to find some papers from the day before those messages? I think that message was on July 21st of 2016 — to see if there was a local paper in Miami that maybe published some, or in Florida, that published some information about this case the day prior?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: We did, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Was this the closest in time article that we could find that talked about Dan Markel's murder?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It was, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And was this from the Sun Sentinel?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It was.
MS. DUGAN: Which is a big paper in Miami.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: I believe so, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And in this paper — or was this article published on July 16th of 2016?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Yes. So not the day before, but I think it would be five days before.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And — but we don't know necessarily, looking at those texts. Was it published, or did Charlie see it in the paper the day before? Is that right?
MS. DUGAN: Charlie says, though, it was good news in the paper yesterday.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: He does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And in this article from the Sun Sentinel, does it talk about the murder of Dan Markel and that Garcia and Rivera have been arrested?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. And what you've got highlighted in red here — does Weinstein, who is — was Weinstein an Adelson family friend at that point? Do you know?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. Weinstein says, "I think it's going to be a speedy trial. I don't think there's going to be any more arrests."
MS. DUGAN: After it talks about the arrest of Garcia and Rivera. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It does, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. So if Charlie Adelson and Donna Adelson are referencing this paper, then they would be saying that it's good news that there's not going to be any more arrests. Is that right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes.
MS. DUGAN: And is that the reason that it was of interest to us?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It was, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. But ultimately, it isn't the day before, right?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It is not.
MS. DUGAN: Okay. All right.
MS. DUGAN: Looking at — defense asked you about — I think ultimately you said, you know, from the totality of the evidence in this case, not just one thing or not just one other thing, but a totality of the evidence, it looked as though the Adelsons were planning to have a lengthy time away.
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: That's correct.
MS. DUGAN: And quick, right? I mean, wasn't Donna Adelson asking for an emergency fast-track visa?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: Yes, there was urgency in every — all the communications. And getting things done, getting the visa, there seemed to be a sense of urgency to that.
MS. DUGAN: And did Donna Adelson specifically look for non-extradition countries in her phone before?
CHRISTOPHER CORBITT: It was, yes.
MS. DUGAN: Thank you.
MR. ZELMAN: Objection. Asked and answered.
MS. DUGAN: And was Vietnam the country she chose?
JUDGE EVERETT: Overruled as to asked and answered but we have covered this subject Miss Dugan.
JUDGE EVERETT: Thank you, sir.
JUDGE EVERETT: You may step down, Sergeant.
JUDGE EVERETT: Will he be recalled during the trial?
MS. CAPPLEMAN: Potentially, Judge.
JUDGE EVERETT: You remain under your subpoena. Please do not discuss your testimony with any other person. Thanks.
MS. CAPPLEMAN: Judge, one matter - State's exhibit 72. The State thought it was admitted. This is the Securiton GPS certification. The clerk does not show that item admitted. Could we admit that item at this time, Your Honor?
MS. CAPPLEMAN: Is there any objection to State 72?
MR. ZELMAN: No, Your Honor. We thought they'd been admitted as well.
JUDGE EVERETT: State 72 is admitted at this time.