Physical Evidence
Charlie Adelson safe cash
Cash described as approximately $130,000 to $138,000 in $100 bills, stapled in $1,000 stacks and drawn from Charlie Adelson's safe, was referenced in the defense's opening statement in the Donna Adelson trial. The defense described this payment as having been made to Katherine Magbanua on July 19, 2014.
Cash from Charlie Adelson's safe — approximately $130,000–$138,000 in $100 bills stapled in $1,000 stacks, paid to Magbanua July 19, 2014Charlie Adelson safe cash
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A large cash payment from Charlie Adelson's safe to Magbanua on the day after the murder is central to the prosecution's theory of payment for the contract killing; the defense's acknowledgment of the payment in opening makes its characterization a defined dispute in the Donna Adelson trial record.