Infamous Killers: Minds, Motives, and Murders

Caught on Camera: The Dalia Dippolito Case

By James G. Edwards II

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Caught on Camera: The Dalia Dippolito Case delivers a definitive investigation into one of the most brazen murder-for-hire stings in American history. In 2009, Boynton Beach police launched an extraordinary undercover operation to catch Dalia Dippolito after she paid a hitman—who…

Caught on Camera: The Dalia Dippolito Case delivers a definitive investigation into one of the most brazen murder-for-hire stings in American history. In 2009, Boynton Beach police launched an extraordinary undercover operation to catch Dalia Dippolito after she paid a hitman—who was actually an undercover officer—to murder her husband.

Author James G. Edwards II reconstructs the high-stakes operation, detailing how police staged a realistic crime scene, complete with yellow tape and TV news crews, to capture Dalia’s reaction to her husband’s 'death' on camera. Through court records, interrogation tapes, and trial testimony, this book explores the chilling premeditation, the media circus that followed, and the high-profile legal battle that resulted in her conviction, serving as a stark reminder of the power of forensic evidence and the reach of the law.