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evidence evidence audio Charlie AdelsonState's Exhibit 130 Exhibit 130 recorded a wiretapped call in which the subject 'Dave' was discussed, running approximately 18 minutes when played at trial. Defense counsel Rashbaum argued in closing that the prosecution stopped the recording two minutes before Charlie Adelson described Markel's death as 'a tragedy,' characterizing the truncation as misleading. Prosecutor Cappleman also relied on the exhibit in her closing, framing it as part of the broader wiretap bump call series — Calls A through J — connecting Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson, and Magbanua. ← All Evidence
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State's Exhibit 130

Exhibit 130 recorded a wiretapped call in which the subject 'Dave' was discussed, running approximately 18 minutes when played at trial. Defense counsel Rashbaum argued in closing that the prosecution stopped the recording two minutes before Charlie Adelson described Markel's death as 'a tragedy,' characterizing the truncation as misleading. Prosecutor Cappleman also relied on the exhibit in her closing, framing it as part of the broader wiretap bump call series — Calls A through J — connecting Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson, and Magbanua.

State's Exhibit 130 — wiretapped call about 'Dave,' played 18 minutes; Rashbaum argues the prosecution stopped it two minutes before Charlie called Markel's death 'a tragedy'Wiretap bump calls (Calls A through J and beyond) between Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson, and Katherine MagbanuaState's Exhibit 130
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The competing uses of Exhibit 130 in both sides' closing arguments, including the defense's specific claim that exculpatory context was withheld by stopping the playback early, make this recording a directly contested evidentiary record in the Charlie Adelson trial.

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