Police Video Shows Newlywed Dalia Dippolito Arranging for Hit on Husband
Nov. 18, 2009— -- Newly released video of the Boynton Beach, Fla., woman charged with paying to have her husband killed shows the suspect, Dalia Dippolito, making arrangements with an undercover police officer posing as a killer for hire.
On the tape, the 26-year-old can be seen showing the supposed hit man pictures of her 38-year-old husband, Michael, explaining the alarm system in the newlywed couple's home and agreeing on a price.
Boynton Beach police have charged Dalia Dippolito with solicitation to commit first-degree murder -- a charge she denies.
"I didn't do anything, and I didn't plot anything," Dippolito, who according to the Palm Beach Post is a professional escort, said as police were arresting her in August.
But in court documents authorities claim the woman had actually tried twice before to kill her husband of six months.
Last July, she allegedly put anti-freeze in his Starbucks tea, according to the documents. And she reportedly was unsuccessful when she tried to put a hit out on him before.
Dippolito's August arrest came about as a result of a police sting operation.
Police started an investigation July 31 after a tipster informed them that the woman was trying to have her husband killed.
An undercover police officer posing as a hit man met with Dippolito. Police taped the meetings.
According to the affidavit, Dippolito provided the police informant with her husband's daily schedule and $1,200 for the purchase of a gun to be used in the crime. She then asked if it was a "solid deal" and said she didn't want any excuses for why the crime wouldn't happen.
At the faked crime scene, Dippolito sobbed, appearing inconsolable with grief. But Michael Dippolito wasn't dead; he was hidden away as investigators showed his wife a fake crime scene before arresting her.
