Eric Barbin was 25 when he was killed in Detroit on June 13, 2017, a death tied to a larger murder-for-hire scheme rooted in jealousy. Investigators say the plot began after Marcie Griffin became enraged over her ex moving on with Julii Johnson. Griffin allegedly recruited George Rider and Eric Gibson to target Johnson.

Julii Johnson had been shot multiple times outside her Warren home on January 13, 2017. Authorities connected Gibson to the shooting through surveillance footage, cellphone records, and DNA on a murder weapon and gloves; Rider and Griffin were described as key conspirators in planning the attack. The killing of Johnson is reported to have led to Barbin’s death several months later.

If anyone knew Eric Barbin or has information about his death, please come forward to help clarify what happened.