TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison on Tuesday in the shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor at Florida State University, following a bitter custody battle.
Charlie Adelson, 47, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation last month in the 2014 killing of Dan Markel, who was gunned down in his car outside his Tallahassee home. Prosecutors contended that Mr. Adelson paid to have Markel killed, and jurors took just three hours to find him guilty.
