Social media influencer charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill child's father during custody dispute
Updated on: May 20, 2026 / 5:28 PM PDT / CBS LA
TL;DR
- Gabriela Gonzalez, her father Francisco Gonzalez, and ex-boyfriend Faron Cordrey are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder.
- The alleged plot targeted Jack Avery, the father of Gonzalez's 7-year-old daughter and former member of the boy band Why Don't We.
- Investigators claim Gabriela Gonzalez discussed hiring a hitman, and her father allegedly provided money for the hitman, who was an undercover FBI agent.
- Cordrey allegedly communicated with the undercover officer posing as a hitman about payment and staging the murder.
- Jack Avery was reportedly warned by the FBI about the murder plot.
- The defendants face 25 years to life in state prison if convicted.