A jury has been selected for the trial of Dalia Dippolito, a Florida newlywed who police say tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband last year.
According to the Palm Beach Post, four women and two men were selected late this morning. Two other women were selected as alternate jurors. Opening arguments in the case are expected to begin later today.
The Boynton Beach Police Department became aware of Dippolito's alleged plans to kill 38-year-old Michael Dippolito, her husband of six months, when they were contacted by a confidential informant who claimed to be a former lover. The informant told police that Dippolito, 26, wanted her husband killed because she had spent approximately $200,000 of his money. The informant also said she was afraid of the retaliation she might face if she divorced him, police say.
