The Shocking Truth Behind the Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot: An ABC News Exclusive

:astonished:Dalia Dippolito, accused of hiring a hitman, claims innocence and says it was a hoax for reality TV fame.

:police_car:Undercover police officers captured Dippolito on camera allegedly hiring a hitman.

:doubt:Dippolito's ex-husband believes she wanted him dead and calls her a liar.

:video_camera:The defense argues that the tapes were manufactured by the police department for their own benefit.

:balance_scale:Dippolito's defense lawyer alleges misconduct by the police department and plans to get the charges dismissed.

What is Dalia Dippolito accused of?

—Dalia Dippolito is accused of trying to hire a hitman to murder her husband.

Does Dippolito claim innocence?

—Yes, Dalia Dippolito claims innocence and says the murder-for-hire plot was a hoax for reality TV fame.

Who captured Dippolito on camera?

—Undercover police officers captured Dalia Dippolito on camera allegedly hiring a hitman.

What does Dippolito's ex-husband believe?

—Dippolito's ex-husband believes she wanted him dead and calls her a liar.

What is the defense's argument?

—The defense argues that the police department manufactured the tapes for their own benefit.

00:00An ABC News exclusive with Dalia Dippolito, who is accused of trying to hire a hitman to murder her husband.

00:32Surveillance footage shows Dippolito being informed of her husband's alleged murder, but she claims innocence.

00:57Dippolito says the murder-for-hire plot was a hoax for reality TV fame.

01:32Her ex-husband believes she wanted him dead.

02:02The defense argues that the tapes were manufactured by the police department.

02:39Dippolito's attorney alleges misconduct by the police and plans to get the charges dismissed.