Zakkee Steven Alhakim, 34, and Julie Jean, 35, were both found guilty of first degree murder on Thursday in the death of Rachel King.
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office alleged that Jean and Alhakim spent weeks planning the ambush killing, which took place in front of King's 11-year-old son.
The trial began Monday for Julie Jean and Zakkee Steven Alhakim who face first-degree murder charges in the ambush killing of Rachel King as she sat in her car outside a Cheltenham Township Dunkin' on April 11, 2023. NBC10's Deanna Durante has the details.
King died from her injuries. Her son, who was sitting in the backseat, was not physically injured, but witnessed his mother’s murder. A search into the suspects' cellphones showed that contact between the two had been deleted. Jean deleted 787 texts just 13 minutes before detectives interviewed her on April 12, 2023, the DA's office said.
Alhakim has remained jailed in Philadelphia since that night, Steele said. Police found fired bullet casings in his car.
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