Montgomery County

Maryland woman accused in $1,000 murder-for-hire plot to kill her ex

In June, a case worker received information that 53-year-old Adelaida Consuelo Zacarias Chacon had attempted to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend.

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A 53-year-old woman from Germantown, Maryland and a 40-year-old woman from Philidelphia were charged for an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting the 53-year-old's ex-boyfriend, according to police.

On June 28, detectives were contacted by a case worker at the Montgomery County Sheriffโ€™s Office Family Justice Center, according to police. The worker received information that Zacarias Chacon, 53, had attempted to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend.

During the investigation, detectives found communications between Zacarias Chacon and her former sister-in-law Reyna Gomez Lopez, 40, detailing their plan.

Zacarias Chacon paid Gomez Lopez $1,000 to find a person willing to murder her ex-boyfriend and the investigation found a bank transfer confirming the payment.

Both women were taken into custody by Montgomery County Task Force Officers. Zacarias Chacon is charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree solicitation to commit murder. She is being held at the Central Processing Unit awaiting a bond hearing.

Gomez Lopez is charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County.

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