Charges filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office this week accuse social media influencer Gabriela Gonzalez of orchestrating a dark-web murder-for-hire scheme targeting Jack Avery, her former partner and a one-time member of the boy band Why Don't We, with whom she shares a 7-year-old daughter. Prosecutors brought identical charges against two co-defendants: her father, Francisco Gonzalez, 59, and Kai Cordrey, 26, a former boyfriend — one count each of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder.
The alleged plot stemmed from a custody dispute between Gabriela Gonzalez, 24, and Avery, according to CBS News. According to prosecutors, multiple witnesses reported hearing Gonzalez openly express a desire to see Avery killed; the plan allegedly included making his death appear to be either a shooting or a car accident.
During a window spanning 2020 to 2021, Gonzalez allegedly enlisted Cordrey to locate a hired killer on the dark web; court records show that Cordrey conducted those communications under the username "LizardKing69," believing the person on the other end was a genuine assassin. Prosecutors say the elder Gonzalez wired Cordrey $10,000 that April to bankroll the search for a killer, then followed that with another $4,000 two months later after the supposed hitman demanded additional payment.
