TikTok influencer and father charged in murder-for-hire plot against ex-partner
Gabriela Lauren Gonzalez, a TikTok star, her father Francisco Gonzalez, and her former boyfriend Kai Faron Cordrey have been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder in Los Angeles. Prosecutors allege the trio plotted to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill Jack Avery, former member of boy band Why Don't We and father of Gonzalez's seven-year-old daughter, during a custody dispute between 2020 and 2021. Francisco Gonzalez allegedly wired $10,000 to Cordrey to facilitate the murder plot.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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2 bias groups
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Daily Wire
The Hill
NY Post
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Daily Wire
TikTok Star, Dad Accused In Hitman Plot Against Baby Daddy
sensational family drama angle · negative
The Hill
TikTok star charged in LA murder-for-hire plot targeting boy band singer
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The split, in one line
Coverage splits between moral family drama (Daily Wire), straightforward charge reporting (The Hill), and custody outcome focus (NY Post), each emphasizing different consequences of the alleged plot.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
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Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
HThe HillCENTER114d ago
“TikTok star charged in LA murder-for-hire plot targeting boy band singer”
DWDaily WireRIGHT114d ago
“TikTok Star, Dad Accused In Hitman Plot Against Baby Daddy”
NYPNY PostRIGHT113d ago
“Boyband member breaks silence after TikTok influencer ex allegedly plotted to kill him”
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The murder-for-hire scheme unfolded between 2020 and 2021
