Mentioned
Harvey Adelson
Charlie Adelson's father and Adelson Institute co-owner, discussed across all three trials through financial transfers, cell records, covert recordings, and a post-conviction proffer placing him at the murder payment delivery.
109 mentions · 3 trials
About
Harvey Adelson is a load-bearing reference point in the archive record because his name, phone number, email account, and financial transactions function as recurring evidentiary nodes linking the Adelson family to Magbanua across all three trials; the trajectory from peripheral voicemail recipient in Trial 1 to alleged payment-delivery participant in Trial 3 makes him a useful longitudinal marker for tracking how the prosecution's theory of family involvement developed and how the defense's counter-narrative evolved in response.
Trial Record (109)
KM Magbanua Retrial May 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022
Trial Summary
Wendi Adelson's father and Adelson Institute co-owner, Harvey Adelson appeared in the trial record as the prior owner of the Lexus transferred to Magbanua and as the inadvertent recipient of Garcia's July 1, 2014 voicemail — two pieces of evidence the prosecution cited as financial and relational connections between Magbanua and the Adelson family.
Mentioned (25)
Opening
Opening Statement - Sarah Kathryn Dugan
Day 1 Opening Opening Statement - Tara Kawass
Day 1 Direct Craig Isom - Direct
Day 1 Direct Wendi Adelson - Direct
Day 2 Cross Wendi Adelson - Cross
Day 2 Redirect Wendi Adelson - Redirect Subject of disputed police-contact claim; represented by counsel.
Day 2 Direct Jeffrey Lacasse - Direct
Day 2 Cross Luis Rivera - Cross (Part 1) Mentioned as the apparent recipient of a phone call Garcia made that Rivera believes ultimately led to their arrest; father of Wendi and Charlie Adelson.
Day 2 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct
Day 3 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct (Continued)
Day 3 Cross Christopher Corbitt - Cross Garcia left voicemail on his phone July 1 due to confrontation with Magbanua; Magbanua also called him that day
Day 4 Redirect Christopher Corbitt - Redirect Received Garcia's July 1 voicemail and Magbanua's follow-up call; Magbanua complained about the voicemail-leaving to Charlie the next morning
Day 4 Direct Yindra Velazquez Mascaro - Direct Charlie's father; accidentally received a nasty voicemail from Garcia who believed he was calling Charlie; also Magbanua's dentist for cleanings
Day 4 Direct Clariza Lebredo - Direct
Day 4 Cross Clariza Lebredo - Cross
Day 4 Direct Erika Johnson - Direct
Day 4 Cross Erika Johnson - Cross
Day 4 Direct Mary Hull - Direct
Day 5 Redirect Mary Hull - Redirect Dental records show Magbanua was his patient at the Adelson Institute in January 2015
Day 5 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Part 1) Received one call from Garcia's phone following a jet-ski incident; only Adelson family contact found in the RICO wiretap data
Day 5 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Part 2)
Day 6 Direct Ryan Fitzpatrick - Direct
Day 7 Direct Katherine Magbanua - Direct Magbanua testified she called Harvey Adelson after the jet ski confrontation because Garcia had left a message on his phone and she was embarrassed by the incident.
Day 7 Closing Closing Argument - Georgia Cappleman
Day 8 Closing Closing Argument - Tara Kawass
Day 8 CA Charlie Adelson Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023
Trial Summary
Named throughout the trial record as Charlie Adelson's father and co-dentist at the Adelson Institute, Harvey Adelson appeared in evidence through the Lexus transfer to Magbanua, Garcia's July 1 threat call to his cell number, anomalous landline call patterns on car-rental nights, a covert recording at the Matsuri sushi bar where he sat next to Charlie the day after the Dolce Vita conversation, and Charlie's cross-examination acknowledgment that he whispered the alleged extortion disclosure to Harvey in the Matsuri parking lot intentionally.
Mentioned (31)
Opening
Opening Statement - Sarah Kathryn Dugan Defendant's father; dentist at Adelson Institute; previous owner of the Lexus later given to Magbanua
Day 1 Opening Opening Statement - Dan Rashbaum
Day 1 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct defendant's father; named alongside Donna as combined one-third contributor to proposed $1M bribe
Day 1 Cross Patrick Sanford - Cross Named as one of the three parties who would share the $1 million bribe and as part of the family planning to attend Wendi's FSU honor in August 2014.
Day 1 Direct Wendi Adelson - Direct
Day 1 Direct Jeffrey Lacasse - Direct Wendi's father; his July birthday in South Florida was the stated reason for Wendi's trip around July 1
Day 2 Cross Luis Rivera - Cross
Day 3 Direct Katherine Magbanua - Direct
Day 3 Direct Clariza Lebredo - Direct
Day 3 Direct Erika Johnson - Direct Charlie redirects police inquiry toward Harvey, claiming the office 'sold back to my dad' and that investigators are speaking to the wrong Doctor Adelson
Day 3 Cross Erika Johnson - Cross Practice owner; out of town at the time of the police visit; his name and cell number were on the office answering machine for emergencies.
Day 3 Redirect Erika Johnson - Redirect
Day 3 Direct Mary Hull - Direct Previous owner of Lexus transferred to Magbanua for stated $1,700 with no traceable payment; deposited check 2083 before the April 2016 bump
Day 3 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct
Day 3 Cross Christopher Corbitt - Cross
Day 4 Cross Christopher Corbitt - Cross (Continued)
Day 4 Redirect Christopher Corbitt - Redirect Referenced in Donna Adelson's birthday-gift message chain; defense had argued the 'erase this text' instruction related to a surprise party for Harvey, which prosecution separates from the caterer text.
Day 4 Direct Special Agent Undercover #3 (Matsuri) - Direct
Day 4 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Recall, Continued) Charlie Adelson's father; met with Charlie at Matsuri restaurant on April 20, 2016, the day after the Dolce Vita recording; FBI surveillance observed the meeting but could not capture audio
Day 5 Cross Patrick Sanford - Cross (Recall) Briefly referenced as co-addressee of the FBI bump letter delivered to the Adelson apartment.
Day 5 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Part 1) Charlie's father; general dentist; Charlie bought and then sold back the Adelson Institute to him; 70th birthday surprise party was context for suspicious 'erase the text' messages
Day 6 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Part 2) Charlie's father; received a threatening voicemail from Garcia on July 1, 2014; hosted 70th birthday party July 5; kept ignorant of the extortion because Charlie believed he would immediately go to police.
Day 6 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Part 3)
Day 6 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Part 4) Told the full extortion and murder story at Matsuri on April 21; pressed Charlie to go to police; ultimately agreed not to report
Day 6 Procedural Arguments Outside the Presence of the Jury — Harvey–Charlie Phone Call Hearsay Ruling
Day 6 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Part 5)
Day 6 Direct Charlie Adelson - Direct (Continued)
Day 7 Cross Charlie Adelson - Cross defendant's father; Matsuri parking lot extortion disclosure, 70th birthday party timing between killer trips discussed
Day 7 Redirect Charlie Adelson - Redirect Charlie's father; named as part of the prosecution's family-conspiracy opening theory that Charlie denies
Day 7 Closing Closing Argument - Georgia Cappleman
Day 8 Closing Closing Argument - Dan Rashbaum
Day 8 DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025
Trial Summary
Donna Adelson's husband and dental practice co-owner, Harvey appeared throughout the trial as a discussed nonparticipant whose name and shared email account were central to both the state's motive evidence and the defense's attribution challenge.
Mentioned (53)
Opening
Opening Statement - Sarah Kathryn Dugan Defendant's husband and co-owner of Adelson dental practice; previous owner of Lexus sedan later transferred to Magbanua
Day 1 Opening Opening Statement - Jackie L. Fulford
Day 1 Direct Craig Isom - Direct (Continued)
Day 1 Cross Craig Isom - Cross
Day 1 Redirect Craig Isom - Redirect
Day 1 Cross Luis Rivera - Cross Marked with X on Defendant's Exhibit 50 by Rivera as not involved in the conspiracy to his knowledge
Day 1 Procedural Foundation Hearing: 'Grandma Motion' (State's Ex. 60-JJ) and Wendi Adelson Proffer Procedure
Day 2 Direct Jason Newlin - Direct
Day 2 Cross Jason Newlin - Cross
Day 2 Redirect Jason Newlin - Redirect
Day 2 Direct Wendi Adelson - Direct Defendant's husband and Wendi's father. Discussed as a more passive presence — sharing the joint email account with Donna, generally supporting whatever Donna wanted — but named as one of three family members prepared to fund the $1 million bribe.
Day 2 Cross Wendi Adelson - Cross
Day 2 Redirect Wendi Adelson - Redirect Wendi identifies Harvey as the person Donna cares about more than the grandchildren when Cappleman presses on who matters most to Donna.
Day 2 Direct Robert Adelson - Direct
Day 2 Direct Jeffrey Lacasse - Direct
Day 3 Cross Ryan Fitzpatrick - Cross
Day 3 Procedural Sidebar — Slide 38 Hearsay Ruling & Hull Late-Disclosure Accommodation
Day 3 Direct Mary Hull - Direct Dentist at Adelson Institute; co-manager; titleholder of Lexus transferred to Magbanua; referenced in 2011 cash-safe text
Day 3 Cross Mary Hull - Cross Business role (manager vs. owner) and car previously in his name discussed
Day 3 Redirect Mary Hull - Redirect
Day 3 Direct Clariza Lebredo - Direct
Day 3 Direct Katherine Magbanua - Direct Garcia called Harvey Adelson's number on July 1, 2014, apparently trying to reach Charlie; Magbanua speculates Garcia Googled for a contact number
Day 3 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct
Day 3 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct (Continued)
Day 4 Cross Christopher Corbitt - Cross drive recreation, murder night timeline
Day 4 Direct Brian Kendall - Direct Charlie Adelson's father; seated at the sushi bar with Charlie at Matsuri on April 21, 2016; Kendall sat beside him to position the recording device
Day 4 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Part 1)
Day 4 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Part 2) Donna's husband; participates in unrecorded Matsuri restaurant meeting with Charlie; office claimed not to have Magbanua employment records; present at ICON pool meeting with Donna and Charlie
Day 5 Direct Patrick Sanford - Direct (Part 3)
Day 6 Direct Jonathan Grossman - Direct
Day 6 Cross Jonathan Grossman - Cross Donna Adelson's husband; was present at the Brickell Avenue condominium when the search warrant was executed
Day 6 Direct Patricia Byrd - Direct
Day 6 Direct Drina Bernhardt - Direct Donna Adelson's husband; named by Bernhardt as the person who would send the $10,000 bribe via Zelle, with contact to be initiated through the Signal encrypted messaging app.
Day 6 Direct Christopher Corbitt - Direct (Recall) Donna's husband; named as co-applicant on Vietnam visa; photographs and passport submitted for the application; Donna's planner notes reference communicating Vietnam plans to him
Day 6 Cross Christopher Corbitt - Cross (Recall)
Day 6 Redirect Christopher Corbitt - Redirect (Recall) Donna Adelson's husband; Vietnam visa sought for both Harvey and Donna following Charlie's conviction
Day 6 Cross Patrick Sanford - Cross
Day 6 Procedural Defense Motion for Judgment of Acquittal on Counts 1 and 3
Day 7 Direct Ann Elizabeth Cunningham - Direct
Day 7 Cross Ann Elizabeth Cunningham - Cross
Day 7 Direct Ron Gutterson - Direct
Day 7 Cross Ron Gutterson - Cross
Day 7 Direct Kelsey Guay - Direct CDR records provided to Guay as part of the data set, though not the focus of her analysis
Day 7 Cross Kelsey Guay - Cross Donna's husband; Guay attributes the 10:53 PM northbound cell ping to Harvey's phone rather than Donna's, while conceding they were presumably in the same vehicle
Day 7 Redirect Kelsey Guay - Redirect
Day 7 Direct Richard Shagran - Direct Donna's husband; booked the Vietnam flight; described as 'in shock' after Charlie's conviction
Day 7 Cross Richard Shagran - Cross
Day 7 Procedural Sequestration Dispute — Tim Kelly Courtroom Presence Named alongside Donna Adelson as participant in the home search Kelly was called to testify about
Day 7 Direct Tim Kelly - Direct
Day 7 Cross Tim Kelly - Cross
Day 7 Cross Kristin Adamson - Cross
Day 8 Closing Closing Argument - Georgia Cappleman Defendant's husband; less central per prosecution; shared email account cited by defense to argue attribution ambiguity, rebutted by Cappleman
Day 9 Closing Closing Argument - Jackie L. Fulford
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