The $5,000 Trap in a $100,000 Murder | Dan Markel

A stranger asks for $5,000. The article in his hand describes the murder of Dan Markel. But the stranger is working with the FBI. A rental car. Payments without a job. A restaurant recording. And a phone call that keeps recording after one person disconnects. This TINY EXIT documentary follows the evidence, the competing accounts presented in court, and the years of investigation behind the murder of a Florida law professor and father of two. Case status reviewed October 3, 2026: five people have been convicted. Charlie Adelson's convictions were affirmed on appeal. Donna Adelson's appeal remains pending. Wendi and Harvey Adelson have not been charged; Wendi has denied involvement. CHAPTERS 00:00 The $5,000 demand 01:03 Dan's last morning 02:54 Following the Prius 04:26 The family connection 05:44 Payments without a job 06:15 The FBI bump 08:16 Inside the Prius: Rivera's account 10:11 The trials begin 11:34 Two explanations for the money 12:27 The call that kept recording 13:26 The verdicts and appeals 14:37 Remembering Dan ARCHIVE CREDITS Dan Markel portrait: NYU School of Law. Trial photography: Alicia Devine / Tallahassee Democrat, reproduced by WTXL. Surveillance and police/sheriff images: original agency credits via ABC News. Courtroom video: WCTV. Airport arrest body-camera footage: Miami-Dade Police Department via WCTV. Police affidavit: Tallahassee Police Department via WCTV. Original diagrams and motion design: TINY EXIT production. These are source credits, not a statement that reuse permission has been granted. Retain any more specific credit required by the eventual license.