Tara Lambert, a former model is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill the mother of her two stepdaughters.
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. The 35-year-old Ashville woman pleaded not guilty and denied all charges. Lambert is suing her original attorney claiming he provided ineffective counsel.
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. The model intended to kill her husband’s ex-wife, Kellie Cooke. Lambert’s intentions came into light when the hit man she hired turned to be an undercover police officer. Lambert suggested the officer to use a wood chipper to dispose of Mrs. Cooke’s body.
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The model insisted in court that she was merely joking but was found guilty after further investigation. Tara was arrested after giving the undercover police officer a photograph of Kellie Cooke and a $125 payment to have her killed.