And now, the rerun in ‘Cops’ murder-for-hire case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Dalia Dippolito either wanted a hit man to kill her newlywed husband, or she’s the victim of police trying to become famous on the “Cops” television show.
That stark contrast was drawn Wednesday during the opening statements of her murder-for-hire trial.
Prosecutor Craig Williams told jurors in a straightforward, 10-minute statement that Dippolito’s own words will show she was serious about having Michael Dippolito killed.
She gave $1,000 to an informant to pay for a gun, and then told a detective posing as a hit-man that she wanted her husband dead, Williams said.