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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Donna Adelson DEMANDS To Testify Her Innocence In Dan Markel Case
Description: Donna Adelson DEMANDS To Testify Her Innocence In Dan Markel Case
Most defendants avoid the stand. Donna Adelson wants to run to it.
As her trial begins, Donna has told her legal team she intends to testify — against the advice of experts, against the odds, and against common sense. She believes she can sway a jury with her words. But will her confidence come across as arrogance?
In this conversation with psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott, we dig into the psychology of Donna Adelson — why someone accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot might be desperate to s...