Father of Alaska Woman Killed in Murder-for-Hire Plot Dies During Memorial Ride Marking Her Death

Published on June 5, 2024

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride commemorating the fifth anniversary of her death. Timothy Hoffman, 58, lost control of his motorcycle Sunday in an area west of Wasilla and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to Alaska State Troopers. His wife, Barbara “Jeanie” Hoffman, was riding on the back of the motorcycle and seriously injured, Tanya Chaison, who is engaged to Timothy Hoffman’s brother, told the Anchorage Daily News. The Hoffmans’ 19-year-old daughter, Cynthia Hoffman, was killed in a bizarre murder-for-hire plot involving Denali Brehmer, a woman Hoffman considered to be her best friend. Prosecutors alleged Ms. Brehmer, then 18, started an online relationship with an Indiana man she believed to be a millionaire from Kansas, Darin Schilmiller. Authorities said Mr. Schilmiller promised to pay Ms. Brehmer $9 million to kill someone and send him photos and videos of it. Ms. Brehmer allegedly recruited four friends to kill Hoffman....

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