Greetings from the beautiful Northern Pennsylvania autumn where the colors are poppin and the weather remains warm enough for my dahlias to keep coming alive.

We’ve been having a wonderful Fall, relaxing at the lake with lots of family time, cooking, watching movies by the fire, cuddling and just being.

Heads up–I’m gearing up to take a long drive from PA to Tallahassee, Florida in a week to attend the trial for the murder of Dan Markel. It’s been a very long time coming for justice for Dan’s family who was murdered in 2014 in a murder-for-hire scheme. 3 people have been tried and convicted and imprisoned for this crime, but finally the people who set it all up–and paid for it–are being held accountable, starting with Dan’s brother-in-law Charlie Adelson. I’ve been following this case since shortly after it happened, and have had contact with the family, to whom I’m going to offer my support and solidarity.

I know first hand how important it is to have representation for victims in a courtroom. I will be there every day of the trial holding the high watch for justice. Dan’s family is mostly in Canada, so this is a big sacrifice for them to come to Florida. I’m going to offer my support in all ways that I can.

In terms of the trial process, for personal reasons, I’m very interested in the jury for this trial. I may be making reports of my courtroom observations via Youtube and/or Instagram.

My YouTube channel is @twoinnocents.

My Instagram is @twoinnocentsinsta.

There are many other people online who have offered extensive, learned and passionate coverage of this case which will continue during the trial.

Some I can recommend looking up are:

YouTube:

Fanci Fiction

Deep Dive True Crime

Surviving the Survivor (also a podcast)

Asian American Legal Focus

The Society Page

There are also some great minds discussing this case on Websleuths.

There is a wide, international interest in justice for Dan Markel. Full justice has been a very long time coming. The case has been covered on Dateline and 20/20 and new episodes will be coming out soon I hear. There is also a multi episode podcast called Over My Dead Body that gives a comprehensive look at this case.

Dan’s mother, Ruth Markel has also written a memoir about her son’s murder which I highly recommend. I look forward to meeting her in person at a book event she will be doing at Dan’s synagogue there the week the trial begins. You can find her book here: The Unveiling: A Mother’s Reflection on Murder, Grief and Trial Life.

Please reach out if you are planning to attend the trial. I have accommodations set up for a month as I have a hard time believing this extensive, complicated trial will only take the three weeks they’ve allotted, but we will see. My plan is to be present from jury selection to the verdict.

I look forward to getting on the road, listening to Ruth Markel’s book on Audible (I’ve read it already awhile ago), stopping in Savannah, GA for a night and giving some purpose to my own tragedy by reaching out to others. I’m so fortunate to have the time, the means and the supportive husband to be able to take the time out to do something like this. I’m also bringing my own book materials to work on during off times (maybe, we’ll see). Driving gives the luxury of bringing whatever I want. I’m bringing my Nespresso machine which I’m addicted to!

I may make some quick posts here, but likely mostly in the other online venues.

Cheers to Justice for Dan.

Kathy