Model Hires A Hitman To Kill Her Husband's Ex - Doesn't Realize She Hired A Cop

September 27, 2026

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The Model Who Hired a Hitman — and Got a Cop

In an interrogation room at the Ross County Sheriff's Office, a detective sat across from a woman who had just handed $125 to an undercover officer she believed was a hitman. "I don't want her dead," she insisted. "I want her beat up." The detective had already heard it all on tape — the detailed plans, the discussion of making it look like a robbery, the request to shoot her husband's ex-wife in the face. "Once you ring that bell, you can't unring it," he told her.

A Custody War Turned Criminal

The case centers on a woman named Kira Lambert, a model and business owner who had been locked in a bitter conflict with her husband Brandon's ex-wife, Kelly, for roughly a year. What began as a surprisingly friendly co-parenting relationship — they took the kids to lunch together, met up at restaurants — had soured dramatically. Kira described Kelly as "crazy," claiming she used a fake-number app to send harassing texts, filed false police reports, slandered her business online, and had her new husband Sean threaten Kira at a band show. "You're a dead fucking bitch," Kira recalled Sean saying. "Your day's coming."

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What you'll learn

1 (01:29) **Opening of the Sting Operation** - The episode begins with the raw audio of the suspect, Kiera Lambert, unknowingly negotiating a murder-for-hire plot with an undercover officer.
2 (05:05) **The Interrogation Begins** - The audio shifts to the sheriff's office, where a detective reads Kiera her Miranda rights before questioning her about the plot.
3 (18:08) **Kiera's Version of the Conflict** - The detective asks about the history of the feud between Kiera and the target, Kelly.
4 (26:04) **The Detective Drops the Bomb** - The detective abruptly shifts tactics, revealing he knows about the murder plot and has the evidence.
5 (29:03) **Confronting the Recordings** - The detective methodically dismantles Kiera's excuses by referencing specific, incriminating statements from the recordings.
6 (36:36) **The Motive Unravels** - The detective pushes Kiera to explain her deep-seated hatred for Kelly, seeking a rational motive for the murder plot.
7 (41:38) **The Typed Note and the "Robbery" Plan** - The detective reveals the extent of Kiera's premeditation, including a typed note with the target's information.

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Model Hires A Hitman To Kill Her Husband's Ex - Doesn't Realize She Hired A Cop

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