Woman charged in suburban Chicago murder-for-hire plot with secret lover denied pre-trial release

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Woman charged in Bridgeview murder-for-hire plot with secret lover denied pre-trial release

CHICAGO -- The woman charged in what prosecutors call a murder-for-hire plot between secret lovers in south suburban Bridgeview will remain behind bars. Prosecutors say she wanted to end her relationship to start a new one, so she hired a killer. Prosecutors said Sunday that the reason 33-year-old Agnieszka Rydzewski wanted Arturo Cantu Jr. dead was that she was over the relationship and wanted to be with another man. 'I'm heartbroken.

Prosecutors say from April 28 to May 15, the two had a significant number of text messages planning to kill Cantu. On May 15, Cantu was found dead on the sidewalk near 79th and Oketo. He was shot twice around 5 a.m.Prosecutors say he was ambushed while he was loading up his car. He used a knife to defend himself, but he didn't stand a chance.Cantu's mother said they were in a six-year relationship, but she barely spoke to Rydzewski.'I didn't care for her,' Pacheco said.

 

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