TikTok Star, Dad Accused In Hitman Plot Against Baby Daddy

Baby mama drama? An influencer’s murder-for-hire plot? And the girl’s father is involved? Nope, not a movie, just the latest case out of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

TikTok star Gabriela Lauren Gonzalez, along with her father, Francisco Gonzalez, and her former boyfriend, Kai Faron Cordrey, have each been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder after prosecutors say they plotted to have the father of Gabriela’s seven-year-old daughter killed during a custody dispute.

According to the DA’s office, the trio tried to hire a hitman on the dark web, and the murder-for-hire scheme unfolded between 2020 and 2021.

Gabriela shares a daughter with Jack Avery, a former member of the boy band Why Don’t We. Prosecutors say Gabriela enlisted Cordrey to help arrange Avery’s murder.

“This was a lengthy investigation that was initiated by the FBI and eventually turned over to our office, resulting in criminal charges being filed today,” said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman. “This is a case where the defendants are accused of going to great lengths to find someone to commit murder. Most fathers raise their children to respect the law, but here we have a dad who allegedly helped his daughter and her boyfriend break the law in the most sinister way imaginable.”

Authorities say Francisco Gonzalez became involved in the plan in 2021, allegedly wiring $10,000 to Cordrey to find someone willing to kill Avery.

Two months later, prosecutors claim Cordrey requested and secured another $4,000 from Francisco after the hit man wanted more money. Several days later, Cordrey allegedly requested that Avery, Gabriela’s baby daddy, be killed within a couple of days.

Later that year, in September, an undercover officer posing as a hitman spoke with Cordrey about the plot. According to prosecutors, Cordrey identified Avery as the intended target and discussed payment arrangements and proof of death with the undercover officer.

If convicted, Gabriela Gonzalez, Francisco Gonzalez, and Cordrey each face up to 25 years to life in state prison.

The case remains under investigation by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation.