A show, a trial and now the rerun in ‘Cops’ murder-for-hire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Dalia Dippolito either wanted a hit man to kill her newlywed husband, or she’s the victim of police trying to become famous on the “Cops” television show.
Prosecutor Craig Williams told jurors in a straightforward, 10-minute opening statement on Wednesday that her own words will show she was serious about having Michael Dippolito killed.
She gave $1,000 to an informant to pay for a gun, and then told a detective posing as a hit-man that she wanted her husband dead, Williams said. A police video shows her offering the apparent hit-man $7,000, and then raising the stakes to $10,000 if he timed the killing after her husband’s bank visit.
“What is great about this case is that it is 100 per cent based on Ms. Dippolito’s words, actions and intent,” Williams said as the retrial began.