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Federico is alleged to have conspired with his brother (Joseph Federico), and mother (Wendy Federico). Both were charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder and two counts of felony obstruction of justice.<ref name="Burkett">{{cite web |last1=Burkett |first1=Jon |title=Mother, brother of Chesterfield murder suspect arrested in murder-for-hire plot |url=https://wtvr.com/2018/12/07/home-of-mother-of-murder-suspect-joshua-m-federico-searched/ |website=WTVR |publisher=CBS |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref> Constantine Trikoulis, an acquaintance of Federico, was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, two counts of felony obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.<ref name="Burkett"/> |
Federico is alleged to have conspired with his brother (Joseph Federico), and mother (Wendy Federico). Both were charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder and two counts of felony obstruction of justice.<ref name="Burkett">{{cite web |last1=Burkett |first1=Jon |title=Mother, brother of Chesterfield murder suspect arrested in murder-for-hire plot |url=https://wtvr.com/2018/12/07/home-of-mother-of-murder-suspect-joshua-m-federico-searched/ |website=WTVR |publisher=CBS |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref> Constantine Trikoulis, an acquaintance of Federico, was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, two counts of felony obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.<ref name="Burkett"/> |
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Sarah Federico has been in hiding since the murder.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last1=Staff Writer |title=Multiple family members charged in Chesterfield murder-for-hire plot to kill witnesses in homicide case |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2018/12/07/multiple-family-members-charged-murder-for-hire-plot/ |website=NBC News |publisher=NBC |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref> |
Sarah Federico has been in hiding since the murder.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last1=Staff Writer |title=Multiple family members charged in Chesterfield murder-for-hire plot to kill witnesses in homicide case |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2018/12/07/multiple-family-members-charged-murder-for-hire-plot/ |website=NBC News |publisher=NBC |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref>{{Failed verification |date=February 2019 |reason=no mention of this in the link cited}} |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Revision as of 16:57, 11 February 2019
Federico Murder Case | |
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| Motive | Domestic homicides and killing of witnesses |
| Details | |
| Date | August - December 2018 |
| Location(s) | Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Target(s) | Estranged wife, wife's boyfriend, unborn child, 3 witness participants |
| Killed | Wife's boyfriend, unborn child |
| Injured | Wife |
| Weapons | Gun, fire, contract murder |
| Notes | |
Arrested Josh Federico, Joe Federico, Wendy Federico, Constantine Trikoulis, Laura Miller, Hunter Federico | |
A domestic dispute in August of 2018 resulted in two people being killed and one critically wounded in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Following the murders, murder contracts were taken out on three witnesses. Six people have been implicated in these crimes.
Multiple murders
The Federico murders began on August 24, 2018 at 3:30 AM when Sarah Federico was shot multiple times, critically wounding her and killing her unborn child. The following day, the incinerated human remains of her live-in boyfriend, Lawrence Howell, were found in a fire pit on the lot adjacent to the home of Joshua Federico, Sarah's estranged husband.[1][2][3]
Manhunt
The United States Marshals Service joined forces with the local police in a three day search for Federico.[4] A fire department medic spotted the shirtless murder suspect walking near a church and this led to an [5] intense 3 hour, 30-man, ground search consisting of members of the Richmond Police Department SWAT team, the FBI, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the U.S. Marshals Service’s regional fugitive task-force, and K9 search and rescue dogs.[6] Joshua Federico was found hiding in an abandoned home and arrested and charged with first-degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.[2] Federico's girlfriend was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.[7][8] Federico's son, Hunter, was arrested after police found guns and illegal drugs in his home after a manhunt related search.[5]
Solicitation and attempted murder of three witness-participants
Law enforcement raided the home of Joshua Federico in December 2018 in connection to a murder-for-hire plot.[3] Federico was then charged in a murder-for-hire plot, coordinated from his prison cell, to kill three witness-participants to the murders. He was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, solicitation to commit capital murder, attempted capital murder and two counts of felony obstruction of justice.[7]
Federico is alleged to have conspired with his brother (Joseph Federico), and mother (Wendy Federico). Both were charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder and two counts of felony obstruction of justice.[9] Constantine Trikoulis, an acquaintance of Federico, was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, two counts of felony obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.[9]
Sarah Federico has been in hiding since the murder.[10][failed verification]
Background
Joshua Federico was a Regional Sales Manager at Commonwealth Home Care. Sarah Federico owned and operated Blackwater Horse Stables & Training; a small horse farm. The couple, who were married for six years[11], separated four months prior to the shooting. Sarah Federico moved out of the family home and had a protective order issued against Joshua Federico for extreme cruelty including causing her to crash her car into a tree as the two fought for possession of her cell phone.[2] Joshua Federico filed for divorce June 12, 2018, claiming his wife of six years committed adultery on multiple occasions with three different men.[4] The home of Sarah Federico and Lawrence Howell was broken into earlier in the same month of the shooting and her safe, computers and gun were stolen.[11]
Lawrence Howell was married and had a 3-year-old child that lives in Florida. He left his wife and son in Florida and moved in with Sarah Federico, whom he met on the internet.[12] He also had a son and was the father of the unborn child killed in the shooting.[11]
References
- ^ Johnson, Taylor. "Police: Son of man charged for murder, malicious wounding arrested on drug, gun charges". 13wset.com. ABC. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c Bowes, Mark. "Chesterfield man charged with shooting wife and killing her boyfriend had accused her of infidelity; she accused him of 'extreme cruelty'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Staff Writer. "Murder suspect's son taken into custody during raid". CBS 6. CBS. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Staff Writer. "US Marshals join hunt for man charged with murdering estranged wife's boyfriend". CBS6. CBS. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Lewis, Ashley; Covil, Wayne. "New details on Chesterfield dad charged with murder; son arrested after search". CBS6. CBS. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ McConnell, Jiim. "On the lam: Manhunt rattles Deer Run". Chesterfield Observer. Chesterfield Observer. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Griset, Rich. "Murder-for-hire plot leads to four arrests". Chesterfield Observer. Chesterfield Observer. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Mother, brother of double murder suspect arrested for alleged plot to kill witnesses". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Burkett, Jon. "Mother, brother of Chesterfield murder suspect arrested in murder-for-hire plot". WTVR. CBS. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Multiple family members charged in Chesterfield murder-for-hire plot to kill witnesses in homicide case". NBC News. NBC. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c French, Laura. "Divorce lawyer: Shooting victim was 'extremely scared' of estranged husband". CBS6. CBS. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Hipolit, Melissa. "Search continues for man accused of shooting estranged wife; boyfriend still missing". CBS6. CBS. Retrieved August 24, 2018.