A Florida man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his ex-girlfriend and her family planned to pin the murders on the Black Lives Matter movement, federal authorities say.
A Florida man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his ex-girlfriend and her family planned to pin the murders on the Black Lives Matter movement, federal authorities alleged.
Authorities began investigating Slater in February 2020 after the body of a 26-year-old woman was found in Everglades National Park in Miami, the complaint says. According to theThe complaint says Slater had asked Slabaugh to conduct surveillance of his ex-girlfriend and the ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Slater instructed her to become close with the boyfriend"and then kill him," but she did not go through with the crime, according to the complaint.
The associate was also told to kill the ex-girlfriend's sister and the sister's husband, the document said. It says Slater drove the associate to the sister's home and instructed the associate about what to do. On June 12, Slater met with the associate, who told him that the sister and her husband had been murdered and provided photoshopped images that appeared to show their bodies, authorities alleged.
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