Timeline of alleged murder-for-hire plot charges and likely suicide

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Monday, March 27, 2017
Timeline of alleged murder for hire plot charges
Timeline of alleged murder for hire plot charges and case developments.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A prominent veterinarian accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband is believed to have committed suicide.



March 10 - Valerie McDaniel and Leon Jacob arrested in murder-for-hire plot



March 11 - Both appear in probable cause court, where we learn details of how the two allegedly plotted to kill their exes



March 13 - McDaniel released on bond



March 15 - McDaniel's ex releases statement saying she has "little left to lose"



March 27 - Police says all indications are that McDaniels commits suicide at her River Oaks area high-rise condo



March 29 - Jacob due back in court



ORIGINAL STORY: Couple accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill their exes



Tom Berg, Harris County assistant district attorney, said McDaniel, 48, and her live-in boyfriend Leon Jacob, 39, sought out a hitman to kill their respective exes.



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