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Prosecutors tried to chisel away at Charlie Adelson's account of the murder — hoping to cast doubt on his explanation that he had been extorted by the killers.

Charlie Adelson spent all day Thursday on the witness stand — denying he had anything to do with the murder of Dan Markel and insisting he had been extorted — as his lawyer methodically walked him through the state’s mountain of evidence against him.

The murder trial of Charlie Adelson ended on a cliffhanger Wednesday afternoon with the defendant announcing that he planned to testify in his own defense.

A jury of 15 people, eight men and seven women, will decide the fate of Charlie Adelson, the dentist accused in the murder-for-hire killing of Dan Markel.

The second day of jury selection in the Charlie Adelson murder trial began Tuesday at the Leon County Courthouse.

The new executive director of the Angelina Arts Alliance said the community’s pride and enthusiasm for the arts made pursuing the position attractive.

A well-known nonprofit event planner and fundraiser was arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a woman after a date earlier this year.

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