"Chelmsford husband accused of plot to kill wife; But ‘hit man’ was state trooper" by Kiera Blessing | Globe correspondent September 23, 2014
He allegedly tried to pay $20,000 to an undercover state trooper posing as a hit man to kill his wife in August, and in later discussions he allegedly asked the trooper to beat her so she could not attend a court hearing, said a statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan and Chelmsford’s deputy police chief, James Spinney.
In June, Gordon learned that his wife was planning to divorce him, the authorities said.
After learning of the divorce plan, Gordon allegedly vandalized his wife’s car and her neighbors’ cars by deflating or damaging tires and inflicting other damage, police said. Gordon also allegedly watched his wife’s apartment complex from nearby woods, wearing a ski mask and using binoculars....
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