Man is tricked by fiancé into murdering his lover and her family in a shocking revenge plot: police

After allegedly discovering her fiancé was having an affair, a woman went to extraordinary lengths to convince him that his only option was to kill her and her entire family, according to police.

Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, her husband Alberto Rolon, 38, their sons Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7, and their three dogs were all killed on September 17, 2023, in a case originally brought before the Romeoville, Illinois, police puzzle posed.

Newly released police documents reveal a shocking motive and an alleged incredibly elaborate conspiracy involving a fake international criminal organization and threats of violence leading to reality.

According to more than 100 pages of investigative documents released in suburban Chicago and viewed by multiple local partners, the tragic deaths were the shocking culmination of a conspiracy by a woman scorned after Bartolomei allegedly had an affair with another man, Nathaniel Huey Jr., had begun. 32, at work.

After an extensive, months-long investigation, police now believe that it was Huey Jr.’s fiancée, Ermalinda Palomo, 50, who orchestrated an extremely detailed and complicated plan that ultimately escalated into the deadly massacre at the family home.

According to the documents, Palomo created multiple fake social media accounts to convince Huey Jr. that he was involved in a “Mexican and Bulgarian criminal organization,” the Chicago NBC affiliate reported WMAQ

As part of the cover story, Palomo reportedly “frequently” referenced Huey Jr.’s relationship with Bartolomei, urging him to “stay faithful in his relationship, stop talking to other women, treat Ermalinda nicely, and engage in sex.” .” Intimacy with Ermalinda.

The ongoing communication under these guises ultimately led Huey Jr. to believe that “he was under constant surveillance by the organization and that leaders questioned his loyalty and trustworthiness,” the legal documents say.

“Based on years of communication, Nathaniel’s response appears to indicate that he fully believed the information Ermalinda conveyed to him, but did not know that Ermalinda was the person he was communicating with,” the documents said, pointing how long the deception lasted.

The communication also extended beyond Huey Jr People It was pointed out that, according to the police, Palomo also communicated with Bartolomei in her cartel guise. Rolon also reportedly found out about the matter, according to police, and even damaged the tires on Huey Jr.’s vehicle “in retaliation,” the Chicago ABC affiliate reported WLS.

Two days before the murders, Huey Jr. was told through these fake online contacts that a “mole” he had been warned about was targeting him and was planning to “attack him,” according to Bartolomei police.

According to the local Fox affiliate WFLDPalomo allegedly posed as a cartel leader in communications with Huey Jr. when he was told that Bartolomei and her entire family were to be executed.

The reports explain that Huey Jr. allegedly took time off from work in the days before the murders where he “scoured the neighborhood for cameras, planned how to get in and out of the house, and learned that the house was behind Zoraida’s house. “free.”

According to the legal documents, Huey Jr. was instructed by his fake contact to make the crime scene “look like a burglary committed by children.”

Police said Huey Jr. allegedly committed the murders by shooting his victims while Palomo waited in the car outside the house. According to reports, he first cut two screens to show the fake break-in before going through the unlocked kitchen door.

Police believe Huey Jr. allegedly began shooting when Rolon left his room to investigate Huey Jr. entering the house. According to the reports, he was allegedly shot several times as he ran to the bedrooms of Bartolomei and her children.

According to court documents, Bartolomei and her children were in a bedroom together at the time of her death, with Huey Jr. allegedly shooting his lover through the door several times before entering and allegedly killing her two children. According to police, two dogs were shot in the kitchen and a third was shot in a bedroom.

The suspect also used spray paint to write on the walls. Police believed this was part of an effort to convince authorities that teenagers who raided the home were behind the shooting.

In communications with the fake accounts Palomo ran after the murders, Huey Jr. allegedly expressed concern that he had forgotten to take the phones from Bartolomei and Rolon before leaving the house.

When Romeoville police began investigating the shocking scene uncovered at the home after a wellness check when Bartolomei’s family couldn’t reach them and Rolon didn’t show up for work, they discovered the suspect’s vehicle route from Streamwood to Romeoville.

They even interviewed him the morning after the murders, when Huey had returned to work. “Nathaniel admitted his relationship with Zoraida but denied any involvement in the murders,” police reported in the documents, adding, “He refused to allow police to search his GMC Yukon at this time.”

According to the documents, they also interviewed Palomo at that point and asked her if she was representing her fiancé. Palomo reportedly replied, “No, he was here” the night of the murder.

As they walked to the home Huey Jr. and Palomo shared, police reported seeing the suspect vehicle parked at the end of the street. Police said Huey Jr. confessed to the murders later that day when he met his mother at a nearby Target.

The following day, Palomo’s family members reported her missing as the couple allegedly fled. At that point, Palomo was considered a possible victim of a kidnapping and kidnapping, according to police.

At the same time, police did not yet have “probable cause to make an arrest as part of this investigation,” according to their records, but Huey Jr. was considered a suspect because her vehicle was being pursued.

The couple was followed to a Walmart in Catoosa, Oklahoma, where they were caught on surveillance cameras. Local officers were waiting in the parking lot as the couple emerged smiling, but they managed to escape in their vehicle, according to WMAQ.

The news channel reports that a high-speed police chase resulted in a serious accident on the highway. Catoosa police reported that Palomo did not appear to be held against her will as she was seen smiling in video footage.

“As police approached, the GMC fled. A short time later, the GMC drifted toward the center divider and crashed before coming to a stop,” the police report states.

“After the vehicle came to a stop, a fire broke out near the driver’s compartment, which may have been started by Nathaniel,” the document continues. “Nathaniel shot Ermalinda in the head, killing her. He shot himself in the chin, but that shot didn’t kill him, so he shot himself in the head again. They both died.”

Although this brought an end to the months-long investigation, the police acknowledged that this cannot end the pain of the relatives.

“The tragic death of a young family, including two young children, will forever impact the surviving family and those who investigated this case,” Romeoville Police Chief Brant Hromadka said in a statement obtained by WMAQ.

“Nothing can prepare a person for such an incident and nothing can justify such a senseless act of violence,” the statement continued. “Unfortunately, although this case is closed, the finality of this case does not provide closure for so many who continue to grieve.”