Crimes & Carrying On

Charise Beckett

A Queens Behind the Scenes Production, Crimes & Carrying On is where true crime documentaries meet smart commentary, cultural analysis, and a little necessary f*****y. Hosted by longtime friends Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner, we watch the documentaries, dig into the cases, research what they left out, and talk about everything that made us pause, question, laugh, side-eye, or yell at the screen. From murder and high-profile criminal cases to scams, fraud, cons, family dysfunction, and spectacularly bad decisions, we break down the people, motives, evidence, investigations, and messy human behavior behind the stories everyone is talking about. We’re funny. We curse. We have opinions. But when someone has been harmed or killed, the victim is never the punchline. The crime is serious. Our commentary doesn’t always have to be. Watch it. Grab a cocktail. Come carry on with us.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel | Monster In Law |Crimes & Carrying On Ep. 3

    We’re back with Episode 3 of Crimes & Carrying On, and this one is called “Monster In Law.” We’re continuing our conversation about Hulu’s four-part docuseries, Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel, and turning our attention to Donna Adelson. We get into Donna’s role in the Adelson family, the complicated family dynamics surrounding Wendi and Dan Markel’s divorce and custody battle, and the evidence that ultimately put Donna at the center of the investigation into Dan’s murder. And then there are the recordings. The wiretaps, undercover operations, family conversations, legal strategies, and some truly remarkable decisions about what should and should not be said out loud. We break down what stood out to us in the documentary, what the evidence revealed, and the bigger question running through this entire case: Who knew what, and when did they know it? As always, we watched the documentary, took the notes, did the extra research, poured a cocktail, and came back to talk about everything that made us pause, question, get pissed off, or yell at the screen. The crime is serious. Our commentary doesn’t always have to be. Crimes & Carrying On is a Queens Behind the Scenes Production hosted by Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner. Keywords Welcome to the Family The Murder of Dan Markel, Dan Markel, Donna Adelson, Wendi Adelson, Charlie Adelson, Dan Markel murder, Donna Adelson trial, Adelson family, Monster In Law, Dan Markel case, Hulu Dan Markel documentary, true crime documentary, true crime podcast, Florida murder case, Crimes and Carrying On, Charise Beckett, Monetta Kirchner

  2. Oct 30

    Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel | Love Triangle |Crimes & Carrying On Ep. 2

    The investigation into Dan Markel’s murder starts coming together, and the connections are getting harder to ignore. In Episode 2 of Crimes & Carrying On, Charise and Monetta continue their conversation about Hulu’s four-part docuseries, Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel. This time, we’re getting into the investigation that led authorities from Dan’s Tallahassee home to Sigfredo Garcia, Luis Rivera, Katherine Magbanua, and eventually back toward the Adelson family. We talk about the evidence investigators pieced together, including surveillance footage, burner phones, financial transactions, wiretaps, and the relationships connecting the people investigators believed were involved in Dan’s murder. We also get into the custody battle between Dan and Wendi Adelson, the family dynamics surrounding their divorce, the alleged motive for the murder, and one of the biggest questions at the center of this case: How does a bitter family conflict turn into an alleged murder-for-hire plot? And because this is Crimes & Carrying On, we’re talking about the decisions, relationships, behavior, and moments that had us asking how anyone thought any of this was going to end well. We watched it. We took the notes. We did the extra research. Now we’re carrying on. The crime is serious. Our commentary doesn’t always have to be.   Next week on Crimes & Carrying On: We’re not done with the Adelsons. In Episode 3, "Monster In Law,” we turn our attention to Donna Adelson, the family matriarch, the wiretaps, the legal maneuvering, and the evidence that put her at the center of the case. Follow Crimes & Carrying On so you don’t miss it. Crimes & Carrying On is a Queens Behind the Scenes Production hosted by Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner.

  3. Oct 30

    Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel | The Perfect Couple |Crimes & Carrying On Ep. 1

    Welcome to the very first episode of Crimes & Carrying On, a Queens Behind the Scenes Production. We’re Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner — friends for more than 30 years, longtime true-crime watchers, documentary obsessives, and two women with a lot of opinions. We watch the documentaries, take the notes, do the research, pour a cocktail, and come back to talk about what happened, what didn’t make sense, what pissed us off, and all the mess in between. We’re funny. We curse. We carry on. But when someone has been harmed or killed, the victim is never the punchline. The behavior, bad decisions, family f*****y and absolute audacity surrounding the case? We have questions. For our first case, we’re diving into Hulu’s four-part true-crime documentary, Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel and the murder-for-hire case involving Dan Markel, Wendi Adelson and the Adelson family. We’re covering the documentary series across four episodes of Crimes & Carrying On, beginning here with Part 1. Dan Markel was a Florida State University law professor and father of two who was murdered outside his Tallahassee, Florida, home in July 2014. His killing would eventually become the center of an extraordinary murder-for-hire investigation involving his contentious divorce from Wendi Adelson, a bitter custody and relocation dispute, members of the Adelson family, a green Toyota Prius, cell-phone evidence, money trails and a conspiracy that investigators spent years unraveling. In Part 1, we go back to where the story begins: who Dan was before his name became synonymous with a nationally followed murder case; the backgrounds of the Markel and Adelson families; Dan and Wendi Adelson’s marriage and divorce; the battle over relocating their children from Tallahassee to South Florida; the morning Dan was murdered; and the early clues that led investigators to question whether his killing was really a random act of violence. We also get into the family dynamics underneath the facts, the things that immediately made us raise an eyebrow, and the moments from the documentary that had us stopping to say, “Wait. What?” And because this is Crimes & Carrying On, we have some thoughts. A lot of them. Watch it. Grab a cocktail. Come carry on with us. IN THIS EPISODE Dan Markel • Wendi Adelson • Adelson family • Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel • Hulu true crime documentary • Dan Markel murder • Tallahassee murder case • Florida State University law professor • murder-for-hire investigation • divorce and custody dispute • South Florida relocation dispute • green Toyota Prius • cell-phone evidence • family dynamics • true crime NEXT EPISODE We continue with Part 2 of Hulu’s Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel Love Triangle as the investigation begins moving closer to the people investigators believe were involved in Dan’s murder. Follow Charise on Instagram: @charise.beckett Crimes & Carrying On is a Queens Behind the Scenes Production.

  4. Oct 27

    TRAILER: Crimes & Carrying On — Coming October 30

    Meet Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner. We’ve been friends for more than 30 years, we’ve watched more true crime documentaries than we can count, and we always have something to say when the credits roll. Crimes & Carrying On is where true crime documentaries meet smart commentary, cultural analysis, and a little necessary f*****y. We watch the documentaries, take the notes, research what they left out, pour a cocktail, and come back to talk about everything that made us pause, question, laugh, get pissed off, or yell at the screen. And we’re starting with a case that gives us A LOT to talk about. On October 30, we’re kicking things off with Hulu’s four-part docuseries The Dan Markel Murder: Welcome to the Family. We’re breaking it down across our first two episodes, getting into the murder of Dan Markel, the Adelson family, what the documentary tells us, what it leaves out, and everything that had us saying, “Wait. WHAT?” The crime is serious. Our commentary doesn’t always have to be. Crimes & Carrying On premieres October 30. Follow the show now so you don’t miss Episode 1. A Queens Behind the Scenes Production.

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A Queens Behind the Scenes Production, Crimes & Carrying On is where true crime documentaries meet smart commentary, cultural analysis, and a little necessary f*****y. Hosted by longtime friends Charise Beckett and Monetta “Moe” Kirchner, we watch the documentaries, dig into the cases, research what they left out, and talk about everything that made us pause, question, laugh, side-eye, or yell at the screen. From murder and high-profile criminal cases to scams, fraud, cons, family dysfunction, and spectacularly bad decisions, we break down the people, motives, evidence, investigations, and messy human behavior behind the stories everyone is talking about. We’re funny. We curse. We have opinions. But when someone has been harmed or killed, the victim is never the punchline. The crime is serious. Our commentary doesn’t always have to be. Watch it. Grab a cocktail. Come carry on with us.

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  • Creator
    Charise Beckett
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Crimes & Carrying On