Influencer mom, lawyer dad accused of dark-web murder plot against boy-band baby daddy

A California societal media influencer, her lawyer begetter and her ex-boyfriend are accused of trying to prosecute a hitman connected the acheronian web to execution the begetter of her kid successful what prosecutors accidental was a yearslong custody conflict that spiraled into a murder-for-hire conspiracy.

Los Angeles County prosecutors announced charges this week against Gabriela Lauren Gonzalez, her father, Francisco Gonzalez, and her erstwhile boyfriend, Kai Faron Cordrey, accusing them of plotting to termination Jack Avery — a erstwhile subordinate of the lad set "Why Don’t We" and the begetter of Gonzalez’s 7-year-old daughter.

Prosecutors allege the strategy unfolded betwixt 2020 and 2022 during an progressively bitter custody quality involving the couple’s daughter, Lavender. The ailment alleges Gonzalez and her begetter repeatedly portrayed Avery arsenic "unfit, dangerous, oregon harmful" during household tribunal proceedings.

The transgression ailment further alleges Gonzalez and Francisco Gonzalez utilized accusations surrounding Avery’s parenting and frustrations with the household tribunal process "to promote oregon warrant efforts to region Jack Avery from Lavender A.’s life."

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Gabriela Gonzalez faces attempted execution and conspiracy charges aft prosecutors accused her of participating successful an alleged murder-for-hire strategy targeting Jack Avery. (LA County Sheriff's Office)

Prosecutors allege Gonzalez enlisted Cordrey to assistance find a hitman done the acheronian web, portion Francisco Gonzalez, a Central Florida attorney, allegedly financed the operation.

According to the filing, Gonzalez allegedly discussed wanting Avery dormant betwixt October 2020 and May 2021 and discussed hiring a hitman to termination him.

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Prosecutors allege Gonzalez and Cordrey discussed utilizing the acheronian web and Bitcoin to prosecute idiosyncratic to termination Avery successful Los Angeles and discussed "making the sidesplitting look to beryllium an accident."

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Authorities accidental Florida lawyer Francisco Gonzalez helped concern an alleged crippled to prosecute a hitman to termination his daughter’s ex-boyfriend. (Seminole County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities assertion Francisco Gonzalez sent Cordrey astir $10,000 successful April 2021 disguised arsenic "web-development payments" to assistance find and prosecute a killer. Prosecutors allege Cordrey aboriginal sought different $4,000 to proceed the alleged murder-for-hire plot.

The filing alleges Cordrey transferred thousands of dollars into a Gemini cryptocurrency relationship arsenic portion of the scheme.

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According to prosecutors, Cordrey aboriginal allegedly pushed for Avery to beryllium killed "within 2 days" and allegedly told the purported hitman the sidesplitting "did not request to beryllium accomplished successful immoderate peculiar way."

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Records reviewed by Fox News Digital allege Cordrey utilized the alias "LizardKing69" portion operating a dark-web murder-for-hire relationship targeting Avery. Cordrey is accused of providing Avery’s code and different identifying accusation to the dark-web account.

But the expected assassin was really an undercover FBI agent.

In September 2021, prosecutors allege Cordrey spoke with the undercover cause posing arsenic a hitman and discussed payment, impervious of decease and Avery arsenic the intended target.

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Jack Avery of Why Don't We performs onstage during 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2019 astatine Dickies Arena connected Dec. 3, 2019 successful Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

The ailment further alleges Cordrey aboriginal told the undercover cause that Gonzalez wanted Avery killed, that helium had helped put the crippled and that "the father," allegedly referring to Francisco Gonzalez, "still wanted it done and could pay."

"This is simply a lawsuit wherever the defendants are accused of going to large lengths to find idiosyncratic to perpetrate murder," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said successful a statement. "Most fathers rise their children to respect the law, but present we person a dada who allegedly helped his girl and her fellow interruption the instrumentality successful the astir sinister mode imaginable."

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Investigative records cited by FOX 35 Orlando allege Francisco Gonzalez became "deeply involved" successful the custody dispute, including by allegedly hiring a backstage researcher to surveil Avery successful hopes of uncovering grounds of drinking, smoking oregon different behaviour that could beryllium utilized against him successful court.

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The outlet besides reported investigators accused Gonzalez of threatening to person Avery arrested during visitation exchanges and attempting to impact a instrumentality enforcement interaction successful the dispute.

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Jack Avery of Why Don't We performs during Power 96.1's Jingle Ball 2019 Show connected Dec. 20, 2019 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

TMZ reported that 1 witnesser allegedly recalled Francisco Gonzalez remarking that "it would beryllium cheaper if Jack were dead."

Gonzalez, who built a ample societal media pursuing posting motherhood, question and manner contented online, was arrested past week successful Humboldt County, California, portion allegedly preparing to committee a flight, TMZ reported.

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Jail and apprehension records reviewed by Fox News Digital amusement Gonzalez is being held without bail successful Los Angeles County, portion her begetter was arrested May 18 astatine his Lake Mary location connected a California fugitive warrant tied to the alleged murder-for-hire plot. Records place Gonzalez arsenic a lawyer with Gonzalez Law Firm.

During his archetypal tribunal quality successful Florida, Francisco Gonzalez’s lawyer said helium planned to waive extradition and instrumentality to California to look the charges, FOX 35 Orlando reported.

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All 3 defendants are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to perpetrate execution and solicitation of murder. Prosecutors recommended bail beryllium acceptable astatine $2 cardinal for each defendant.

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The alleged crippled near Avery fearing for his life, according to some tribunal filings and anterior nationalist comments.

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"I stayed successful my location for a period straight. I didn’t leave. I was truthful frightened looking retired my model each night," Avery said during a September quality connected the "Zach Sang Show."

Avery has since filed for a restraining bid against Gonzalez and is seeking sole custody of their daughter, according to filings cited by TMZ. The filings allege Avery claimed Gonzalez "attempted to termination maine by hiring a deed man."

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The probe was initially launched by the FBI earlier being turned implicit to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Division.

Authorities person not yet explained wherefore arrests successful the lawsuit came years aft the alleged murder-for-hire crippled allegedly unfolded.

It was not instantly wide if immoderate of the suspects had retained attorneys.