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Defense Exhibit 6
Documentary evidence that Wendi Adelson was actively searching for a house around the period of Dan Markel's murder. Defense counsel Daniel Rashbaum relied on this exhibit during closing argument to argue that Wendi's conduct was inconsistent with a motive rooted in denial of relocation with the children.
Defense Exhibit 6 — evidence Wendi Adelson was searching for a house near the time of the murder, contradicting the relocation-denial motiveDefense Exhibit 6
Mentioned Charlie Adelson
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Directly engaged by the defense to undercut the prosecution's motive narrative: if Wendi was already planning to stay in Tallahassee and searching for local housing, the claim that the Adelsons arranged the murder to enable relocation is harder to sustain. Relevant to the case's motive framework as argued at trial.