Overview
- Los Angeles prosecutors charged Gabriela “Gabbie” Gonzalez, her father Francisco Gonzalez and Kai Cordrey with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder following a long FBI investigation.
- The charges filed Tuesday follow recent arrests: Gabbie was taken into custody in Northern California and transferred to Los Angeles, Francisco was arrested in Florida and is awaiting extradition, and Cordrey is also charged by the L.A. district attorney.
- Prosecutors say evidence includes bank records and cryptocurrency traces showing roughly $10,000 wired in April 2021 and a later $4,000 request, plus encrypted messages, recorded calls and a private‑investigator surveillance campaign tied to the custody fight.
- Authorities allege the defendants sought a hitman on dark‑web channels, discussed paying in Bitcoin, planned to stage the killing as an accident, and were stopped after an undercover FBI agent posed as a hired killer and recorded communications.
- The case has immediate family‑court consequences: Avery has filed for a restraining order and sole custody, their child was briefly placed with a foster family, and each defendant faces a potential sentence of 25 years to life if convicted.