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Day 7 of the Donna Adelson trial happened on September 2, 2025 and began the Defense's case-in-chief. The Defense faced immediate challenges with witness scheduling, leading to an early dismissal and the judge expressing strong displeasure about the lack of preparedness and adherence to the court's timeline.

The Defense introduced a tech expert, Kelsey Guay, to refute the prosecution's analysis of phone records. The expert aimed to demonstrate that the prosecution's method of counting calls between Donna and Charlie Adelson inflated the actual number of unique call events due to duplication. The Defense also argued that Donna's phone did not connect to a cell tower near Charlie's home on the day of the murder, attempting to mitigate the significance of her "I'm outside" text.

Anne Cunningham & Ron Gutterson, friends of the Adelson's, took the stand to testify about Donna's distressed state after the murder. The Defense also questioned investigators, Tehronna Khan & Eddie Varnes, who interviewed jailhouse informants, particularly Patricia Byrd, to challenge any claims of Donna offering inducements for testimony. A point of contention arose regarding WhatsApp voice calls in 2014, as Anne claimed to have used it for calls with Donna, but it was noted that WhatsApp did not offer voice calls until 2015, suggesting the calls must have been via Viber.

Will Donna Adelson testify? That remains the big question as the defense moves into Day 8.

RESOURCES

Donna Adelson Road So Far - https://youtu.be/rlN7cBdTikw

Donna Adelson Trial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gL0_OPy2AliqyEjGcI8QzBu

Donna Adelson Trial Daily Case Briefs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFdNnRZUqH62ToyQCgLbRavztmRy0ohXN

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