What Jail Calls Tell Us About Donna Adelson

What Jail Calls Tell Us About Donna Adelson

Even behind bars, Donna Adelson’s voice reaches far beyond her cell. In this episode, Hidden Killers analyzes how the accused matriarch of the Adelson family uses her recorded prison calls to control the narrative surrounding the Dan Markel murder case.

From inclusive “we” language designed to bind family members to her cause, to carefully omitting specifics when topics get close to incriminating details, Donna’s communication style is deliberate. We explore audience-specific tailoring, the reframing of past events, quick laughter after serious points, and the strategic use of denial — all part of maintaining influence over both family and public perception.

Is this instinctive habit or calculated strategy? And how much of it is aimed at the people on the line versus the people she knows will hear these calls later — prosecutors, jurors, journalists, and the court of public opinion?

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