NJ woman charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill Philadelphia cop, daughter

A Camden County woman has been charged in connection to a plot to have a Philadelphia police officer and his daughter killed.

News snapshot

• Jaclyn Diiorio was charged on April 3rd
• Cops say she wanted a Philly cop and his daughter killed
• Diiorio allegedly offered to pay $12,000 for the hits

Gloucester Twp., NJ, murder-for-hire plot

26-year-old Jaclyn Diiorio of Runnemede is facing two counts of first-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and one count of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Diabolical timeline

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office says that on April 3rd, they were informed of a murder-for-hire plot involving Diiorio in which she allegedly told a confidential informant that she wanted to have her ex-boyfriend, a 53-year-old officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, and his 19-year-old daughter killed. Diiorio offered to pay the informant around $12,000 to kill the two.

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The following day, Diiorio met with the informant in Gloucester Township and she gave him $500 cash, per authorities. After the money was exchanged, Diiorio was taken into custody by the Gloucester Township Police Department, and they say she was found to have a bottle of suspected alprazolam pills.

Diiorio was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility. A detention hearing is scheduled for April 9th.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Gloucester Township Police Department were also assisted in this investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call (856) 225-5127.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.