Husband of NYPD cop accused of murder-for-hire plot reacts to being alleged target

tonight the disturbing discovery a veteran New York City police officer under arrest for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill her estranged husband authorities enlisting his help in an elaborate undercover sting operation here's ABC's TJ Holmes this is a New York City police officer tasked with protecting and serving who according to the FBI went out and tried to hire a hitman in order to kill her estranged husband and the daughter of her boyfriend it's not something that you expect from any police officer at first look 34 year old Valerie Simpson Ellie is a role model a 12-year decorated veteran of the NYPD and mother of two but federal authorities say behind the scenes she was plotting murder for the past few months her story made headlines last Friday a shocking story involving an NYPD officer accused of hiring a hitman to kill not only her estranged husband but her boyfriends teenage daughter as well I didn't want to believe it but apparently it's true what convinced you when the feds staged my death Isaiah carvalho jr. was supposed to be dead by now if not for a botched murder for hire plot with two targets Kerviel himself and the other a teenage girl the alleged mastermind behind it all cincin Ellie once the love of his life is that tell anything like the woman you married is capable of I didn't think she would be capable of it but now I don't put anything past there the authorities never explained why they think since in Ellie allegedly went to these great lengths but they say that she was actively involved in the plot throughout investigators say since an Ellie asked her boyfriend to hire a hit man to kill carvalho her estranged husband but also her boyfriends daughter no one seems particularly savory here but the boyfriend according to court records says I know a guy who can do it for $7,000 and the plot unfolds from there over several months time instead investigators say since an Ellie's boyfriend turned to authorities and agreed to have his conversations with her before by the FBI car vo says the couple met in 2012 when Cincinnati saw a photo of him on his stepfathers desk at work then contacted him on Facebook what were your first impressions are at first I just thought she was a single mother and she seemed she was a cop so you know I thought she was a good person had she ever been violent towards you in the past mentally and emotionally yes not physically not physically poor vo says the marriage went south when cincin Ellie found out she was pregnant with their son the relationship did a turn very distant it was a very hard hard experience at one point since an Ellie even took action against her husband she has a restraining order against me okay and there's being motions set forth for works of me having one as well car by ole filed for divorce months ago how ugly had things got we were about to reach settlement so I didn't think it was as bad as maybe she portrayed it to me according to a criminal complaint in February since Anneli began plotting the murders allegedly withdrawing seven thousand dollars in cash and giving it to her boyfriend who converted it to gold coins the fake hit man's preferred method of payment there was a concern about bunching the two jobs together and according to court records since then Ellie said let's get the girl this weekend and so that's when the boyfriend says I don't know where she's gonna be cincin Ellie says let's track her on social media on May 13th since an Ellie's boyfriend says the hit man wants an extra three thousand dollars and that the hit man didn't want to carry out the daughter's murder near the school to which since an Ellie responded run her the blank over how about that then just days later last Friday authorities break the news to Carvalho they told me we don't know how to tell you this but your wife put a hit out on you and my first response was where's my son why was that your first thought I was worried about him when you hear that the woman you loved and married wanted you murdered how do you react to that I was shocked I'm completely appalled that she would even attempt or think this up but that wasn't the only surprise the cops had for him they're like we need your help we're gonna need you to do something for us in order to further our investigation they ended up taking me to an undisclosed location and had me faked my death and took pictures of what did they have you do that morning they had me sit in my car they put glass on the floor and all over me and had me hunched over into the passenger seat what was that like for you the craziest thing I ever had the experience of my life as part of the FBI sting detectives went to since in Ellie's home to say her husband was murdered and later FBI agents posing as the hit man texts the fake death photos for her to see she was arrested a short time later after allegedly discussing an alibi with her boyfriend we've seen this before that the authorities will want to stage a murder when someone's trying to get someone killed to be able to use that person's reaction against them in court the case similar to the story of Dalia Dippolito the Florida woman caught on tape saying she was five thousand percent sure she wanted a hitman to kill her husband police seemingly told Dippolito her husband of just six months was murdered turns out police duped Dippolito the crime scene was faked it was all part of a plan orchestrated by the police after her boyfriend tipped them off that she wanted her husband's money and condo and him out of the way when people hear the name Dalia Dippolito what do you think comes to mind everything negative all the headlines the person are describing it's definitely not me the Polito has maintained that she was acting in that video it's hip was it was a show it was a tape about what that was the purpose of it dippolito's effort for a fourth trial was denied when an appellate court upheld her conviction she slated for release from prison in 2032 cincin le also behind bars tonight held without bail and suspended from the NYPD without pay the judge is not releasing her on bail based on the strength of the evidence against her since the Nellie's family has come to her defense I guarantee you my daughter is innocent of this will come out and quit this this guy that she's involved with is a wacko psycho this is the second time he's had her arrested car vo says his focus now is on his son telling him only that his mom is on a military trip are you still fearful of your life in any way yes I am what are you fearful of at this point I heard that she was going and contacting other people I'm scared to go to where I work and put anybody in danger if or when you have an opportunity to speak to her again what are you itching to say to her why do you need answers from her to be honest I don't even think I want them I guess I really didn't know her hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel 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Keywords: Husband, NYPD, cop, murder-for-hire, plot, Valerie, Cincinelli, FBI, boyfriend, Isaiah, Carvalho, alleged, target, NTL, Nightline

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Length: 8min 14sec (494 seconds)

Published: Thu May 23 2019