A TikTok influencer was arrested in Northern California for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman through the dark web. She was booked in Humboldt County and held without bond as a fugitive on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. Prosecutors later charged her, her father, and a Hawaii surf instructor with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and solicitation to commit murder. Investigators said the alleged plot grew out of a custody and visitation dispute involving the influencer and the child’s father, a singer and former boy band member. The father allegedly tried to discredit and remove the father from the family and suggested it would be cheaper if he were dead. The group allegedly discussed using dark-web services and Bitcoin to coordinate a staged death.
"Gabbie Gonzalez, 24, was booked into the Humboldt County jail in Eureka on May 15th, according to county jail records obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle. Los Angeles County custody records reveal she is being held without bond as a fugitive on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. On Tuesday, prosecutors charged her, her father Francisco Gonzalez, and Hawaii surf instructor Kai Cordrey with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and solicitation to commit murder."
"Per an affidavit, the alleged plot stemmed from a lengthy custody and visitation dispute over Gabbie Gonzalez and Avery's shared child. Investigators say that Gabbie's father, a lawyer based in Miami, became "deeply involved" in the custody battle, attempting to "discredit, monitor, and remove Avery" from their family. According to reports, witnesses also say that Fransisco Gonzalez insinuated "that it would be cheaper if Avery were dead.""
"Around March 2021, Francisco Gonzalez reportedly reached out to Cordrey, the surf instructor, in an effort to find a party to threaten Avery, as both Cordrey and Avery live in Hawaii. Around the same time, Gabbie Gonzalez allegedly depicted Avery as an "unfit" and "dangerous" parent to their daughter, who was born in 2019, during custody proceedings, and alluded to hiring a hit man."
"Per investigators, Gabbie Gonzalez and Cordrey began discussing using the dark web and Bitcoin to coordinate a murder staged to look like Avery had died in a Los Angeles car crash. According to the affidavit, financial records show that in April 2021, Francisc"
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