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On the morning of April 11, 2023, 35-year-old teacher Rachel King was shot and killed while sitting in her car with her 11-year-old son in the drive-thru line of a Dunkin' in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. The child, in the backseat, was physically unharmed but witnessed the shooting. The shooter approached the vehicle on foot, fired multiple shots, and then fled; investigators determined the attack was targeted rather than random.

Prosecutors say the killing grew out of a murder-for-hire plot tied to a soured affair. They identified 34-year-old Julie Jean as the person who orchestrated the attack after an affair with King’s longtime boyfriend, William Hayes, ended and Jean allegedly began harassing both King and Hayes. Jean is accused of providing a photo of King, a map to King’s residence, and purchasing the getaway vehicle. Thirty-three-year-old Zakkee Steven Alhakim is accused of stalking King from her apartment complex to the Dunkin' and carrying out the shooting; the weapon used was described as a ghost gun and was linked to another alleged killing in Philadelphia days earlier.

Both Jean and Alhakim were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy; a jury convicted them and they were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Does anyone have information about Rachel’s routine or who may have seen suspicious activity near her apartment or the Dunkin’ that morning?