Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 23
Gabriela Gonzalez Arraignment Delayed to Sept. 14 in 2021 Jack Avery Murder-for-Hire Case
Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 23

Gabriela Gonzalez Arraignment Delayed to Sept. 14 in 2021 Jack Avery Murder-for-Hire Case

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 23

Summary

  • Sept. 14 is the new arraignment date for Gabriela Gonzalez, ex-boyfriend Kai Cordrey and her father Francisco after defense lawyers said they needed more time to review extensive discovery before entering pleas.
  • Los Angeles prosecutors opposed the delay, saying they wanted to move the case forward, but the judge granted it after Gonzalez and Cordrey waived their speedy-arraignment rights.
  • Prosecutors allege the three plotted in 2021 to kill pop singer Jack Avery — Gonzalez's child's father — after a long custody fight, discussing a staged car crash and Bitcoin payments.
  • Francisco Gonzalez was arrested in Florida and is awaiting extradition to Los Angeles, while Gabriela Gonzalez remains out on bond with a GPS monitor as the case proceeds.

Insights

How did a bitter custody battle drive a TikTok influencer to allegedly finance a dark web hitman against a pop star?
What secret evidence in the extensive discovery files forced the defense to suddenly delay this high-stakes murder-for-hire arraignment?
Will the undercover sting that caught this family offering Bitcoin for murder lead to a life sentence, or could they claim entrapment?