US EditionPennsylvania Man Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill Ex-Girlfriend, 2 Other Men She Dated, Officials Say
Eric Berkowitz offered $5,000 to kill his ex-girlfriend and two men she dated after a seven-year relationship ended, authorities said.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Eric Berkowitz, 41, of Dresher was arrested in Upper Dublin Township and is held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
- Officials say the motive was retaliatory after the breakup, targeting his ex-girlfriend and two men she dated after their seven-year relationship, with Berkowitz saying he would 'take care of the girl himself.'
- Via Facebook Messenger, Berkowitz reached out to Steven Luker on Feb. 10 and allegedly gave him a Mac 11 firearm, a 'burner' cellphone, and target addresses, planning arson and shooting.
- The informant immediately went to police and then worked with detectives, who recorded the conversation confirming the plan, saving three lives, according to prosecutors.
- He faces multiple formal counts laid out in court documents, including three counts criminal solicitation for murder, attempted murder, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering, additional weapons and controlled-substance charges, and a preliminary hearing on Feb. 20.
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Man Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Girlfriend, 2 Men
A man in Pennsylvania has been arrested after an informant he had asked for help instead contacted police, which exposed an active murder-for-hire plot. Officers with the Upper Dublin Police Department first learned of the alleged plot when a man visited their office on Tuesday, February 10. He told officers that Eric Berkowitz had asked for his help in his mission to kill his ex-girlfriend and the two men who entered her life following their sp…
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New York UpstateMan charged with hiring a hitman to burn down his ex’s Upstate NY house and shoot survivors, police say
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend and two other people in Upstate New York.Eric Berkowitz, 41, of Upper Dublin Township, has been charged with criminal solicitation of murder, attempted murder and other related offenses, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pa. man charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill ex-girlfriend, others
A Montgomery County man has been charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend and two other people.Eric Berkowitz, 41, of Upper Dublin Township, has been charged with criminal solicitation of murder, attempted murder and other related offenses, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Man Charged with Allegedly Planning Murder-for-Hire to Kill His Ex-Girlfriend and 2 Men She Dated
Eric Berkowitz was charged with several counts on Feb. 11, including three counts of criminal solicitation for murder and three counts of attempted murderUpper Dublin Township Police Department car Upper Dublin Township Police DepartmentNEED TO KNOWEric Berkowitz, 41, was arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill his ex-girlfriend and two men she dated after himHe allegedly contacted Steven Luker, a man he knew from sch…
Upper Dublin man allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill ex-girlfriend, two others in New York
Eric Berkowitz, 41, of Dresher, allegedly sought a hitman to help him kill his ex-girlfriend and two men in New York, Montgomery County prosecutors say. The man Berkowitz approached with a plan for the killings went to police.
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