Custody Battle Turns Deadly In Alleged Plot To Kill 'Why Don’t We' Singer

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4.7 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Influencer Gabriela Gonzalez is accused of conspiring with her father and ex-boyfriend in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting singer Jack Avery. Prosecutors say a bitter custody battle over the couple’s daughter escalated into a shocking criminal case, with authorities alleging the trio attempted to hire a hitman through the dark web, only for the supposed assassin to actually be an undercover FBI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.1	A social media influencer has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot to kill her child's father
0:31.4	during a custody dispute. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged
0:35.1	influencer Gabriella Gonzalez, her father,
0:42.0	Francisco Gonzalez, and her former boyfriend, Farron Cordry, with the plot to kill former boy band singer Jack Avery, the father of her seven-year-old daughter in 2021.
0:46.3	Court documents show Gonzalez repeatedly said she wanted Avery dead and discussed hiring a hitman
0:51.2	and staging his death to look like a shooting or an accident.
0:54.1	She allegedly asked Cordry to go on the dark web and find a hitman.
0:57.7	Investigators alleged Gonzalez's father initially gave Cordry $10,000 to pay the hitman,
1:03.1	who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, discussing payment and proof of death logistics with the agent.
1:08.7	The trio face attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder
1:11.6	and solicitation of murder charges, and the possibility of 25 years to life in prison if convicted.
1:16.8	There's more on this story at Fox News.com or subscribe to the Fox True Crime podcast. I'm Giovanni
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