Disclaimer: The article contains mentions of murder. Reader discretion is advised.
In May 2019, authorities arrested former NYPD cop Valerie Cincinelli for the alleged murder-for-hire plot. The accused talked to her boyfriend and asked him to hire a hitman. As per reports, she asked her boyfriend to murder her estranged husband. Moreover, she also told her boyfriend to kill his daughter. Dateline NBC will feature the case in this week’s episode. The episode, titled “Hit List,” will air on the network on Friday, March 29, at 9 p.m. ET.
As per NBC 4 New York, the former police officer gave her boyfriend $7000 in cash to hire a hitman for the slayings. She wanted him to give the money to the hitman to accomplish the mission. However, her boyfriend contacted the police and became a “confidential source,” per The New York Times. The publication mentioned that the source recorded his conversations with Valerie Cincinelli in which she admitted that she wanted the duo mentioned above dead.
The New York Times also indicated that she anxiously talked about getting caught by the authorities in one of the conversations. Subsequently, police made a detailed plan to catch Cincinelli and told her that her estranged husband was dead. They also showed a picture of the crime scene to Cincinelli. After meeting the authorities, Valerie Cincinelli asked her boyfriend to delete all their conversations. Later that day, police arrested her.
Valerie Cincinelli’s alleged murder-for-hire plot explored
Valerie Cincinelli was apprehended for the murder-for-hire plot and use of interstate commerce for murder-for-hire. However, the court dismissed the murder-for-hire plot after she took a plea deal, reported The New York Times. The outlet noted that the relationship between Cincinelli and her estranged husband was tumultuous, which led to them filing for divorce. Moreover, the duo had restraining orders against each other.
The publication mentioned that Valerie Cincinelli got irritated with her boyfriend’s daughter because he always gave her expensive presents. She even described his daughter as “sexually promiscuous.”
While appearing in the initial hearing, Valerie Cincinelli apologized to the court and admitted what she did was wrong. However, the accused pleaded guilty and subsequently received a sentence of 48 months in prison, per CBS News.
