An Alabama resident, Mohammad A.H. Mohammad, 64, has admitted to attempting to hire a hitman to murder his wife and six children, claiming they had betrayed him. The individual he confessed his intentions to was, unbeknownst to him, an undercover federal agent. Mohammad has since pleaded guilty to seven counts of murder for hire, as announced by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Prim F. Escalona.
The family’s troubles reportedly began years prior to Mohammad’s indictment in September 2024. In November 2021, he was arrested and charged with domestic violence for assaulting one of his daughters, though the charge was later dismissed. Later that month, three protection from abuse orders were issued against Mohammad in Jefferson County, Alabama, prohibiting him from harassing, threatening, or stalking the protected individuals, which included his wife and two of his children.
Mohammad and his wife, identified as S.A., were married in March 2021. At the time of the court filing in September, S.A. was 55 years old, and their children, three sons and three daughters, ranged in age from 21 to 34. S.A. also filed a petition for protection from abuse, expressing her extreme fear of her husband. She claimed that Mohammad had threatened to harm her and their children, even going as far as to say he wanted to shoot one of their daughters.
The family lived in Hoover, Alabama, where Mohammad worked as a plumber and owned his own business. At the time of the indictment, the couple was in the midst of divorce proceedings. In April 2022, Mohammad was arrested for felony first-degree stalking after allegedly violating the protection orders by placing GPS tracking devices on his family members’ cars.
The situation escalated in January when a vehicle belonging to a close friend of S.A. was found burned. Surveillance footage captured a suspect’s vehicle, which was reportedly purchased by Mohammad. The following day, a pickup truck driven by one of Mohammad’s sons was set on fire in S.A.’s driveway.
Throughout 2023, more incidents of arson and GPS tracking were reported. In December of that year, another vehicle was burned, this time belonging to one of Mohammad’s daughters. This incident occurred the day after S.A. received a call from a man on Mohammad’s behalf, attempting to reconcile their marriage, which she refused.
Mohammad was arrested four days later for violating a protective order by having an associate contact his wife. During a bond revocation hearing, an audio recording was played in which Mohammad suggested he was willing to harm his family. He was released from state custody in February 2024.
In August 2024, a cooperating witness informed the FBI that Mohammad had repeatedly asked him to find someone to “take care of” his family. Mohammad was then unknowingly introduced to an undercover FBI agent posing as a hitman. During their meeting, Mohammad allegedly offered the agent $20,000 to kill his wife and $5,000 for each child. He provided the agent with $550 as a down payment, with the balance to be paid upon the deaths of the intended targets. Mohammad is set to be sentenced on December 10.