A TEXAS dentist was murdered by a hitman hired by her boyfriend 's ex-girlfriend in a crime that shocked the nation.
Hitman Kristopher Love was sentenced to death for the shooting death of Dr Kendra Hatcher after chilling pictures exposed Brenda Delgado's plot.
The 35-year-old pediatric dentist was shot dead in the garage of her Dallas apartment building in 2015.
Her boyfriend Ricardo Paniagua's ex-girlfriend Delgado was found guilty of plotting the murder in 2019, and sentenced to life in prison.
Delgado was arrested in Mexico in 2016 after going on the run and appearing on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, as reported by NBC News.
Police found her connection to the murder after a black jeep she had borrowed from a friend was pictured at the scene of Hatcher's murder.
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Delgado's friend Jose Luis-Ortiz came forward when police released the images, and said he had lent the car to Delgado.
According to investigators, Paniagua had ended a two-year relationship with Delgado months before the dentist was shot death.
Delgado then became obsessed with Hatcher, following her around and shopping for someone to commit the murder-for-hire.
She tracked Hatcher's cellphone and persuaded Love to commit the murder in exchange of drugs and money.
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The scorned ex then instructed Love and getaway driver Crystal Cortes to rob and kill Hatcher to make it look like a random crime.
Investigators found a picture in Cortes' phone with $500 in bills folded in the shape of a heart the day after the murder.
Paniagua was waiting in Hatcher's apartment when Love walked up to her and shot her in the head.
The weapon was eventually found stashed in his car.
Cortes was sentenced to 35 years in prison after testifying against Delgado.
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