Woman hires man met on Tinder to kill PA cop and his daughter, NJ officials say

A woman is accused of hiring a hitman to kill a Pennsylvania police officer — her ex-boyfriend — and his 19-year-old daughter, New Jersey authorities say.

The “hitman” was a confidential informant, and 26-year-old Jaclyn Diiorio was arrested following an exchange of money, according to an April 8 news release from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.

Diiorio, of Runnemede, New Jersey, met the man she believed to be a hitman off Tinder, the dating app, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WCAU. They met in person for the first time at a Wawa convenience store in Diiorio’s hometown, the news outlet reported.

As they continued to exchange text messages, Diiorio told the informant she wanted her ex-boyfriend — a Philadelphia police officer — and his 19-year-old daughter to be killed, Patch.com reported.

Diiorio offered the man $12,000 to kill both of them, the prosecutor’s office said.

That’s when the informant spoke with the prosecutor’s office, telling officials about his interactions with Diiorio, according to the complaint obtained by Patch. The investigators then alerted the Philadelphia officer, who confirmed he and Diiorio had broken up in March.

When Diiorio and the informant met again on April 4, Diiorio gave him an upfront payment of $500, according to the prosecutor’s office. The informant, according to Patch.com, was wearing a wire.

Members of the Gloucester Township Police Department Special Response Team were waiting, and they arrested the woman on site, officials said.

Diiorio was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, according to the prosecutor. She also faces a drug possession charge

Runnemede is about a 10-mile drive southeast from downtown Philadelphia.

This story was originally published April 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Woman hires man met on Tinder to kill PA cop and his daughter, NJ officials say."