'Absolute animal': Man, 70, who allegedly forced teen into sex slave contract charged with trying to hire hit man to kill her



A Florida man already accused of forcing a teen girl into signing a "sex slave" contract now faces additional charges alleging that he tried to hire a hit man to kill her before she could testify against him.

According to the TCPalm, the teen contacted law enforcement to report being sexually assaulted on Aug. 17, 2021.

'And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing.'

Officers with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrested Andrew Mustapick 10 days later. He was charged with unlawful sex activity with certain minors.

The 17-year-old victim alleged that she was forced to sign a "sex slave" contract in exchange for gifts, including a car.

WPBF-TV reported that the victim told detectives that Mustapick wrote in the contract that the teenager "was to complete these sexual favors on Mondays and Fridays over the next five years."

According to WFLX-TV, Mustapick purchased a car for the victim's friend so the friend could drive the victim to his house.

Mustapick took back the 2017 Volkswagen after the girl did not “uphold her end of the contract,” according to Law & Crime. The vehicle had reportedly been registered in Mustapick's name.

The victim reportedly recorded her last encounter with Mustapick, which she provided to investigators.

In late March 2025, Mustapick signed a plea of no contest to one count of sexual activity with a minor — a second-degree felony.

However, the Indian River Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a tip before Mustapick made a plea deal that he was attempting to hire a hit man to kill the teen to prevent her from testifying against him.

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said, "So, in March, we were notified of this. Thank you to the person who came forward. We're not identifying them at this time. But we would not be here today if it weren't for that person that came forward and let us know about this."

According to police, Mustapick met with an undercover detective posing as a hit man for hire on May 1, 2025.

Mustapick allegedly told the undercover cop that he would offer $40,000 to convince the victim to refuse to testify and then offered another $50,000 to have her killed if she still decided to testify.

Flowers added, "His plan was to withdraw the plea deal. And then if the victim was ... no longer here, he essentially gets sentenced to nothing."

Police said Mustapick also was captured on video attempting to dispose of electronic devices, including a laptop and hard drive, by throwing them into the St. Sebastian River. The St. Lucie County Dive Team reportedly recovered the laptop and hard drive as evidence.

Authorities accused Mustapick of attempting to seek services to "use intimidation or physical force, or threaten" in order to prevent the victim from testifying or ensure the victim's absence from a criminal proceeding.

Mustapick was detained at the Indian River County Jail on a $7 million bond.

"This guy is an absolute animal," Sheriff Flowers said during a press conference. "Over eight months he’s going to spend in prison, he’s willing to have somebody bumped off."

Mustapick is scheduled to appear in court on June 6.

You can watch the police bodycam video of Mustapick speaking to an undercover cop here.

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Ex-wife of former TV anchor tried to hire hit man to make him 'disappear and be put underground' after son's freak death: Docs



A Tennessee woman is accused of attempting to have her ex-husband, a former local TV news anchor, killed in a murder-for-hire plot, according to legal documents.

On Friday, 55-year-old Angelia Solomon of Franklin was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder against her ex-husband, according to the Franklin Police Department.

'He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair.'

Solomon remains behind bars on a $500,000 bond.

Police say Solomon was attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband, former WSMV-TV morning anchor Aaron Solomon.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on April 11, Angelia Solomon met with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hit man in the parking lot of the Cool Springs Mall, according to the affidavit of complaint obtained by People magazine.

Angelia was attempting to orchestrate a murder-for-hire scheme, the affidavit states, and she allegedly told the undercover officer that she wanted her ex-husband to "disappear and be put underground."

Angelia provided the undercover officer with information on how Aaron could be located, including his place of employment and his home address, the affidavit states.

She gave the undercover officer the registration to her vehicle as collateral and promised a "future payment" for the murder-for-hire plot, according to the affidavit.

Angelia reportedly told the undercover cop that Aaron’s death would provide the couple's daughter access to a trust fund.

Angelia allegedly has harbored disdain for her ex-husband ever since their teenage son died, and she links Aaron to her son's freak death.

On July 20, 2020, Aaron and his son — Grant Solomon — were at a sports facility participating in a private pitching lesson.

Grant Solomon — a high school senior and talented baseball player at Grace Christian Academy in Franklin — reportedly was struck by his own vehicle in the parking lot of the baseball training facility.

Aaron Solomon allegedly was in another vehicle in the parking lot and called 911 when his son was struck by the Toyota pickup truck.

"I looked down to check a work email, and the next thing I know, I hear and see the truck rolling backwards into the ditch. I get out of my car to try to find my son and saw that he was trapped underneath the truck and immediately called 911," Aaron told police, according to the Daily Mail.

Grant Solomon was pronounced dead shortly after, his death was later ruled an accident, and the case was closed.

However, Angelia Solomon believes her former husband was involved in their son's death.

Angelia and her daughter Gracie made a TV appearance on NewsNation's "Banfield" last year to demand a more thorough investigation into her son's mysterious death. Angelia and Gracie believe the circumstances of Grant's death are suspicious and blame Aaron.

"Witnessing how he treated my brother, it is very reasonable for him to be responsible for the death of my brother," Gracie told host Ashleigh Banfield.

The Daily Mail reported that Angelia said in a 2023 interview that she had a "hellish rage" toward Aaron, and that he "didn’t deserve to be on this Earth."

Angelia was asked what would be proper justice for her ex-husband, to which she reportedly replied, "That he’d be gone. Gracie wants him to be locked up, and that he doesn’t ever walk free, but in order to feel totally protected and peaceful and free ... he would have to be gone."

Angelia allegedly added, "He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair. What he did to both of my children, he doesn’t deserve to be on this Earth. I think God has my back on that; he's a danger to society."

In May 2021, then-14-year-old Gracie Solomon posted a YouTube video in which she called her father "a rapist, a molester, a liar, and a killer."

Gracie claimed her brother feared their father's “terrifying behavior” and said she “strongly believes [Aaron Solomon] killed Grant.”

Aaron Solomon has never been charged with any crimes and has denied the claims made by his ex-wife and daughter.

In March 2022, Aaron sued Angelia and four others for defamation for spreading what he claimed were unfounded allegations.

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How a hairstylist allegedly used Tinder to try hiring hit man to murder her cop ex-boyfriend and his teen daughter



A New Jersey woman is accused of using the Tinder dating app in an attempt to hire a hit man to murder her ex-boyfriend — a police officer — and his teen daughter.

Jaclyn Diiorio, a 26-year-old from Runnemede, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and one count of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

'The informant advised that Diiorio has been adamant about killing her ex boyfriend.'

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office of New Jersey said in a statement that it was informed of a "murder-for-hire plot involving Diiorio" last Thursday.

According to the affidavit obtained by WCAU-TV, Diiorio contacted an individual on Tinder and at some point allegedly communicated that she was looking for a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend — a 53-year-old officer with the Philadelphia Police Department — and his 19-year-old daughter. Diorio allegedly offered $12,000 to the hit man to kill both of them.

Diiorio allegedly first met her Tinder contact in person in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store in Gloucester Township on March 31.

At a second meeting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in Gloucester Township around 6:45 p.m. Friday, the Tinder contact reportedly entered Diiorio's Honda Civic, after which she demanded to see the person's driver's license — and then provided $500 in cash to the individual as a down payment, according to the probable cause statement obtained by NBC News.

But the Tinder contact turned out to be a law enforcement informant.

Soon officers with the Gloucester Township Police Department Special Response Team swooped into the crime scene to arrest Diiorio.

During her arrest, Diiorio was found in possession of a bottle of alprazolam pills with the label ripped off, investigators stated. Alprazolam is often prescribed for panic attacks and anxiety.

Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said during a press conference that the informant and Diiorio randomly connected on Tinder with the intention of dating.

Police said the pair exchanged text messages and phone calls between March 31 and April 4.

“The informant advised that Diiorio has been adamant about killing her ex boyfriend,” the probable cause statement read.

The Philadelphia Police Department officer who allegedly was targeted in the murder-for-hire plot told investigators that Diiorio was his hairstylist, according to the probable cause statement. The pair dated for about a year but allegedly broke up on March 6 because there were "clearly problems" in the relationship, according to MacAulay.

Over the summer of 2024, Diiorio filed a temporary restraining order against the officer but later dropped it, according to court documents.

Diiorio was booked at the Camden County Correctional Facility.

Anyone with information regarding the alleged murder-for-hire scheme is urged to contact Detective Ryan Durham of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 856-225-5127.

You can watch a WPVI newscast regarding the murder-for-hire plot here.

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Teacher tried to hire student to murder husband — but student's mom foiled $2,000 plot: Court docs



An Ohio high school teacher is accused of attempting to hire a student to murder her soon-to-be ex-husband, according to a criminal complaint. But the student's mother reportedly foiled the murder-for-hire scheme.

Stephanie Demetrius, 44, was arrested April 1. She was charged with first-degree felony conspiracy to commit murder. Ohio state law notes that if convicted, Demetrius faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The estranged husband also alleged that Demetrius used a pair of scissors to 'stab' him while one of their children was home.

Demetrius has a valid substitute teacher's license for pre-K through 12th-grade students, according to the Ohio State Board of Education.

While working at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, Demetrius on March 26 “solicited the student to kill her husband for $2,000," according to an affidavit.

Demetrius gave the student a $250 down payment, according to court documents People magazine obtained.

Law enforcement reportedly collected digital evidence, including a recorded phone call between the student and Demetrius. During the call, Demetrius allegedly assured the student that the remaining payment was on the way.

According to court documents WSYX-TV obtained, Demetrius also told the student when her estranged husband worked from home and when their children would be out of the house.

The student allegedly asked the teacher if the neighbors would hear gunfire, and Demetrius reportedly replied that she doesn't care about the neighbors.

"This particular teacher was attempting to groom this young person into committing murder," stated Sgt. James Fuqua with the Columbus Division of Police.

Fuqua credited the student’s mother for first alerting officials about the alleged murder-for-hire plot after she discovered details on the juvenile's phone.

“Without their help, some of this may not have come completely to light, and this was a situation where the parent was able to capture specific things inside of this young person’s phone to alert authorities,” Fuqua noted.

'She has physically assaulted two of the children and defendant father.'

Franklin County Domestic Relations Court records show that Demetrius filed for divorce from her husband in April 2024. Records show that she previously filed for divorce in September 2017, but that filing was later closed.

Prosecutor Parker Schwartz stated that Demetrius exhibited “possessive and controlling behavior,” citing previous threats made against her husband.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that the teacher's husband filed for emergency custody of the couple’s children in July 2024. In the filing, the husband accused his estranged wife of violating a restraining order, breaking into his home, and taking a laptop and money.

The estranged husband also alleged that Demetrius used a pair of scissors to “stab” him while one of their children was home.

He also said Demetrius set fire to the home's basement, stole parts needed to fix the home’s furnace while temperatures were below freezing, smashed garage doors, damaged property while their children were present, and took the home’s Wi-Fi device to prevent internet access.

"She has physically assaulted two of the children and [the] defendant father," the filing alleged, adding that the "minor children are in danger of harm" since their mother "continues to return to the marital residence and break windows and doors to force herself in."

Court records show Demetrius and her husband married in 2004.

Demetrius' public defender denied the charges and said the accusations are being "fabricated."

The student — an unnamed juvenile — is not accused of criminal activity.

A spokesperson for the Academy for Urban Scholars High School told NBC News that Demetrius no longer is employed at the school.

“As soon as we became aware of the situation, immediate action was taken to terminate her employment,” the school's spokesperson said in a statement. “We are cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities and remain focused on the mission and values that guide our work each day.”

Demetrius was released on a $150,000 cash surety bond. She is barred from having any contact with her husband and the minor involved in the case.

A preliminary hearing in the case is set for April 11.

You can watch a local newscast about the case here.

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Woman learns her fate after trying to hire 'Online Killers Market' hitmen on dark web to kill wife of man she met on Match.com



A Tennessee woman who tried to hire hitmen to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating website — and who reportedly was jilted by news of his engagement — learned her fate Wednesday.

Melody Sasser, 48, was arrested in June 2023 over allegations of a murder-for-hire plot. As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Sasser pleaded guilty to using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.

'I hope you both fall off a cliff and die.'

U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan sentenced Sasser to eight years and four months in federal prison. Following her time behind bars, she will be on supervised release for three years.

Sasser, of Knoxville, also was ordered to pay $5,389 in restitution to the victim.

What's the background?

In 2020, Sasser met David Wallace on Match.com, according to People magazine.

Sasser and Wallace both were from Knoxville and were “hiking friends,” according to the criminal complaint. Wallace said Sasser had helped him on a hike along the Appalachian Trail.

However, in the fall of 2022, Wallace allegedly informed Sasser that he had gotten engaged and was moving with his fiancée to Prattville, Alabama — roughly 330 miles from Knoxville.

Sasser reportedly responded by saying, “I hope you both fall off a cliff and die.”

Not long after, Wallace's wife allegedly told police that her vehicle had been keyed and that she had started receiving threatening phone calls. Sasser used an app to disguise her voice, according to the complaint.

Wallace's wife — identified only by the initials JW — said she suffered trauma from the ordeal. Court docs said she moved out of her home and into a hotel because of the threats, bought a gun, and had her husband search every room of their home to ensure there were no intruders.

In January 2023, Sasser used a dark web-hosted site known as the "Online Killers Market" to hire hitmen to murder Wallace’s wife, according to court documents.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Tennessee said in a press release, "In exchange for the anticipated murder of the victim, Sasser used the internet to transmit nearly $10,000 in cryptocurrency to the would-be assassins."

Sasser also requested that the murder appear “to seem random or accident[al]" or to "plant drugs" on the victim, according to the release. Sasser reportedly stressed that she did "not want a long investigation."

Sasser became impatient two months after she paid for the assassination attempt.

“I have waited for 2 months and 11 days and the job is not completed. 2 weeks ago you said it was been worked on and would be done in a week. The job is still not done. Does it need to be assigned to someone else? Will it be done? What is the delay? When will it be done?” Sasser reportedly wrote in a message to the administrator of the online assassin website.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office release stated, “In her communications with the site, Sasser provided photographs and location information of the victim.”

The New York Post reported that Sasser tracked the couple’s locations using an exercise app called Strava that allows users to upload the mileage and routes of their past runs.

Ultimately, the murder-for-hire scheme was unsuccessful.

Sasser was arrested following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Knoxville and Homeland Security Investigations Birmingham with the assistance of the Knoxville Police Department and the Prattville Police Department in Alabama.

During a search of her home, law enforcement uncovered a journal listing several other hitman websites, a handwritten account of communications with the Online Killers Market, and a stack of U.S. currency with a note attached highlighting a Bitcoin address.

Federal prosecutor Anne-Marie Svolto told the judge during the sentencing hearing that the journal “was a hidden rage that she kept secret for months," WBIR-TV reported.

Sasser's attorney, Jeff Whitt, told the judge that his client suffered a "breakdown of massive proportion," and she was deeply remorseful for her actions.

"She wants [the victim] to be able to move on with her life," Whitt said.

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