Letters from the Dark: Donna Adelson’s Prison Plea & Chad Daybell’s Ghost Confession-WEEK IN REVIEW

Letters from the Dark: Donna Adelson’s Prison Plea & Chad Daybell’s Ghost Confession-WEEK IN REVIEW

In this full episode of Hidden Killers Live, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels take you inside the minds of two of America’s most notorious convicted murderers — Donna Adelson and Chad Daybell — through the words they wrote themselves.

Segment 1: Donna Adelson’s Prison Letter
From a Florida jail cell, Donna Adelson wrote a 2024 letter to her husband Harvey describing how her heart “breaks” over missing her grandsons’ first day of school. What could have been a rare glimpse of remorse quickly spirals into denial and bitterness:

“If I don’t get out, then hopefully I die soon so no one remembers me in prison garb.”

She paints herself as the victim of “vigilante justice” and a “southern sweetheart prosecutor,” refusing to accept any role in the plot that left her former son-in-law, Dan Markel, dead.
The Markel family’s official statement, read in court, shredded that illusion — accusing Donna of callous indifference and of cutting off Markel’s parents from their grandsons for six years.
Tony unpacks the psychology of control, image management, and moral blindness that define the Adelson saga — and why Donna’s letter might be the most revealing confession she never meant to write.

Segment 2: Chad Daybell’s Ghost Story Letter
Then, we shift from manipulation to mysticism. In “Letter #7,” Chad Daybell — the self-proclaimed prophet now convicted of multiple murders — recounts his time as a Utah cemetery sexton.
He writes of being haunted by a thief’s ghost, attacked by unseen forces, and taunted by demonic voices shouting, “We hate your books!” He interprets it all as proof that Heaven had chosen him for a divine mission.
Tony dissects how this “ghost story” maps the arc of Daybell’s descent — from fantasy and grandiosity to apocalyptic belief — showing how delusion and ego fused into a theology that justified murder.

Two letters. Two minds. One terrifying common thread: a total inability to see reality — or remorse — through the walls they built around themselves.

#DonnaAdelson #ChadDaybell #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #DanMarkel #LoriVallow #MurderForHire #CultCrimes #PsychologyOfEvil #TonyBrueski


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Donna Adelson’s Bleak Prison Future | Charlie’s Secrets & Harvey’s Suspicions

Donna Adelson’s Bleak Prison Future | Charlie’s Secrets & Harvey’s Suspicions

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8 Sep 20min

Donna Adelson’s Courtroom Meltdowns EXPOSED | Family Turns Against Her

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Donna Adelson’s Courtroom Meltdowns EXPOSED | Family Turns Against Her Donna Adelson wanted jurors to see a sweet grandmother fighting for her family. Instead, they saw a controlling matriarch who couldn’t contain her rage. Her courtroom outbursts forced repeated warnings from the judge — even after the guilty verdict was read. In this segment, we analyze how her failed “grandma strategy” clashed with evidence of her obsessive control. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis explains why image matters in court — and how Donna’s demeanor may have backfired. We also break down the shocking testimony from inside her own family: daughter Wendy Adelson and son Robert, describing a mother who manipulated every aspect of their lives. What happens when your children are the ones confirming the prosecution’s story? This cut dives into the psychology, the courtroom optics, and why jurors believed them. #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkel #AdelsonFamily #WendiAdelson #RobertAdelson #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #truecrime #trialcoverage Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

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