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25<div id="block-mainpagecontent"> <article data-ls-experiments-root="86d659e3-d7a7-4c94-9e73-daff8de18f35" data-view-mode="full" about="/snapped/crime-news/snapped-nikki-hillrichs-plot-to-kill-john-hillrich-unraveled-with-post-it" class="blog-post container-wide currently-in-display" data-nid="364778" data-node-url="/snapped/crime-news/snapped-nikki-hillrichs-plot-to-kill-john-hillrich-unraveled-with-post-it" 26><div class="blog-post__content" id="blog-post__content"><div class="layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><div class="blog-post__hero blog-post__hero--primary-playlist" data-image-credit="false"><div class="blog-post__hero-wrapper"><div class="blog-post__header"><div class="blog-post__header-wrapper"><div class="blog-post__header--tags"> <a href="/crime-news"> <span>Crime News</span> </a> <a href="/crime-news/show/snapped"> <span>Snapped</span> </a></div><div class="blog-post__title-wrapper"><h1 class="headline"> How a Post-It Note Exposed a Soccer Momâs Murder-for Hire Plot</h1></div><div class="blog-post__subtitle"><p>When a businessman was shot in his office garage, his estranged wife and her new boyfriend came under suspicion. Then, a frantic phone call revealed a pile of Post-it notes with instructions to kill, as featured in Oxygenâs Snapped.</p></div><div class="author">By <span class="author__name"> <a href="/crime-news/authors/elise-sole" hreflang="en">Elise Sole</a> </span><time datetime="2026-08-30">Aug 30, 2026, 8:01 PM ET</time></div></div></div><div class="blog-post__primary-video"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--video-feature paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="playlist-app" data-hash="42a3f360ae0d99cf4f556be0277f1b7b" data-gated-title="Oxygen Insider Exclusive!" data-gated-description="Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more!" data-gated-icon="/sites/oxygen/themes/custom/crime/images/gated-icon.min.svg" data-allow-press-exclusives="false" data-is-third-party-embed="false"><div class="playlist playlist--embed"><div class="video-deck-wrapper video-deck-wrapper--embed"><div class="container video-deck video-deck--embed"><div class="player player--sfv" itemscope itemprop="video" itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject"><meta itemprop="name" content="Why Did Nikki Hillrich Kill Her Husband, John?" /><meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://www.oxygen.com/sites/oxygen/files/media_mpx/thumbnails/d352n9f9m1zdi2.cloudfront.net/image/BWT3_TVE_-_Oxygen/556/248/XYSPD3619H_RQY19_WEB_BONUS_1_thumb_4.jpg" /><meta itemprop="description" content="Loved ones reflect on Nikki Hillrich's conviction for Johnâ Hillrich's murder and the devastating toll it takes on their children. 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There were no signs of a struggle and John still had his belongings. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âWhat investigators want to know at this point,â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>San Bernardino Sun</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> reporter Melissa Pinion said in an Aug, 30 episode of Oxygenâs </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Snapped</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, âis how does this man from an idyllic family, with a great job and two beautiful children, wind up dead in a garage?â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Who Was John Hillrich?</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>John met his wife Nikki Hillrich in college, where she was studying nursing. After graduation, the couple married and went on to have two children. While Johnâs career skyrocketed Nikki became a stay-at-home mom. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âBy all accounts,â noted Pinion, âthey were the perfect American family.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But a decade later, Nikki and John grew apart and separated. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âIt was really hard for her to accept,â noted Johnâs sister Megan Gilfillan. âShe wanted to stay together.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the day of Johnâs murder in August 2011, the estranged couple was scheduled for a family counseling session. In fact, by the time John left work, Nikki was already waiting at the appointment. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But police found a lead in the garage surveillance video. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The footage showed two men in a Ford F-250 drive slowly past John's car and park. As John approached his vehicle, one man got out and walked toward him. Moments later, John fell to the ground, and the truck sped away. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.oxygen.com/index.php/snapped/crime-news/snapped-what-happened-to-heather-elvis-sidney-moorer-tammy-moorer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Woman Vanishes After Affair with Married Man. His Alibi? He Was Handcuffed to His Bed</a></strong></p><div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="daf21663-9936-490a-a8a6-8b44931ff883" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity image"><div class="media__image" data-view-mode="embed" style="max-width:862px"><div class="media__image-wrapper"><div><div> <img loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" decoding="async" src="/sites/oxygen/files/styles/scale_862/public/2026/08/John%20Hillrich%20Oxygen.jpg?itok=8A17hnL0" width="862" height="575" alt="John Hillrich Oxygen" typeof="foaf:Image"></div></div></div><div class="media__metadata"><div class="media__metadata-wrapper"> <span class="media__caption"><p>John Hillrich was murdered by his wife Nikki Hillrich and her accomplices, David Olvera and Emilio Saldana. </p> </span> <span class="media__credit">Photo: Oxygen </span></div></div></div></div><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A witness captured part of the truckâs license plate number, which led to its registered owner Kristen Morales. Kristen told police she had loaned the truck to her ex-boyfriend David Olvera, who asked her not to tell anyone. She also identified the passenger as Davidâs friend, Emilio Saldana. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âIt appeared to us that David and Emilio conspired together to commit this crime,â said former Ontario Police Detective Alfredo Parra, Jr. âWe didnât know if David was the shooter or if Emilio was, but we knew that they were both together.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The men were arrested</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>that day. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âWe found suitcases and personal belongings inside Davidâs vehicle,â said former Ontario Police Detective Gary Naranjo. âIt was apparent that they wereâ¦getting ready to flee to Mexico.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nikki Hillrichâs Romance with David Olvera Reveals a Murder Motive </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With David and Emilio refusing to talk, police investigated Johnâs personal life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>They learned his marriage fell apart in 2006 when a promotion at work required him to relocate. Nikki wasnât thrilled, but John rented an apartment close to his job and came home on weekends. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Distance ultimately drove them apart and Nikkiâs</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>parents suspected that John was having an affair. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âThe first step was placing a tracker on Johnâs car,â Pinion said. âThe next step was hiring a private investigator who determined that John was staying with a woman. It was uncovered that he was having an affair with her.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href="https://www.oxygen.com/index.php/snapped/crime-news/snapped-nicole-nachtman-killed-myriam-dienes-robert-dienes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>She Heard Voices Before She Killed Her Parents. Then the âScreamingâ Stopped</strong></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="25b890c5-7f97-4071-8964-404131a22f36" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity image"><div class="media__image" data-view-mode="embed" style="max-width:862px"><div class="media__image-wrapper"><div><div> <img loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" decoding="async" src="/sites/oxygen/files/styles/scale_862/public/2026/08/Nikki%201%20Hillrich%20Oxygen.jpg?itok=ULrsr4kW" width="862" height="575" alt="Nikki 1 Hillrich Oxygen" typeof="foaf:Image"></div></div></div><div class="media__metadata"><div class="media__metadata-wrapper"> <span class="media__caption"><p>Nikki Hillrich was sentenced to prison for a murder plot that targeted her husband John Hillrich. </p> </span> <span class="media__credit">Photo: Oxygen </span></div></div></div></div><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>After Nikki and John separated, she got a job at a nursing facility, where she began dating David, who worked in the kitchen.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âSheâs initially described as a Christian, soccer mom type," said Naranjo. âBut with David Olvera, I think she found some excitement in the fact that he was a tattoo artist and so he was exposing her to a different world that she had never experienced.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>When John discovered that David had a criminal past, he told Nikki to not bring him around their children. However, a few days before his murder, she did so, and John threatened to take full custody. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âThat is motive for Nikki to eliminate John from her life,â said Parra, Jr., âso that she can live the way she wants to with David and her children.â</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Post-It Notes Unravels Nikki Hillrichâs Murder-for-Hire Plot</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>According to coworkers, David was in love with Nikki and willing to do anything to please her. Nikki, in turn, made no secret of her hatred for John, or her wish for him to die. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âShe had made threats to get rid of John so many times,â said Pinion, âthat apparently, Nikkiâs coworkerâs boyfriend offered to do the job for her.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $10,000 offer was a ruse, intended to expose Nikki to police. But according to Naranjo, âNikki said she has David to take care of it.â </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="9ea027ce-0aa8-4f62-9741-a1e89f648719" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity image"><div class="media__image" data-view-mode="embed" style="max-width:862px"><div class="media__image-wrapper"><div><div> <img loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" decoding="async" src="/sites/oxygen/files/styles/scale_862/public/2026/08/David%20Olvera%20and%20Emilio%20Saldana.jpg?itok=oBgcDpE5" width="862" height="575" alt="David Olvera And Emilio Saldana" typeof="foaf:Image"></div></div></div><div class="media__metadata"><div class="media__metadata-wrapper"> <span class="media__caption"><p>David Olvera And Emilio Saldana were convicted in the 2011 murder of John Hillrich. </p> </span> <span class="media__credit">Photo: Oxygen </span></div></div></div></div><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>When detectives questioned Nikki, she insisted she had no issues with John and that she was single. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But when the subject of David came up, she got nervous. And when investigators shared plans to search her home and car, Nikki abruptly asked to call her mother. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the recorded call, Nikki urged her mother to retrieve her purse from her car at any costâeven if it meant breaking a window. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âYou could sense the urgency,â said Naranjo. âThere was something about that purse that she did not want us to come across.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It all made sense when police looked inside Nikkiâs purse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Inside were Post-It notes on which Nikki begged David to kill John, even writing, âJohn has to die today.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div data-embed-button="paragraphs" data-entity-label="Paragraphs" data-paragraph-id="205e71eb-bcea-416e-81e9-f805a8202e76" data-paragraph-revision-id="3251" data-langcode="en" data-view-mode="embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference_revisions:e
26ntity_reference_revisions_entity_view" data-entity-type="embedded_paragraphs" data-entity-uuid="205e71eb-bcea-416e-81e9-f805a8202e76" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity embedded_paragraphs embedded_paragraphs__callout_box" id="callout-box"><div class="callout-box__wrapper"><div class="callout-box__meta"><h3 class="callout-box__title"> For more on Snapped:</h3><div class="callout-box__body"><p><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/snapped-antonetta-stevens-janine-gonzalez-killed-ashley-bocanegra" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">âI Will Murder Youâ: How a Secret Love Triangle Ended in a Deadly Ambush</a><br><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/snapped-jacqueline-johnson-cabrera-murdered-cory-schweitzer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">She Killed Her Ex Then Staged His Death as a Suicide. A Neighborâs Wi-Fi Solved the Case</a><br><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/index.php/snapped/crime-news/snapped-natalie-cochran-murdered-michael-cochran-with-insulin-injection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dad's Mysterious Death Exposed His Wife's Alleged Ponzi Schemeâand a Lethal Insulin Injection</a></p></div></div></div></div><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other notes apologized to John, thanked David and promised, âIf you do this, I will give you a baby.â</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nikki had also done her homework. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âShe basically was ready for the detectives to notify her,â said Naranjo, âand she already had pre-written questions to ask.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>After Nikkiâs arrest, police found more evidence on her phone: Photos of the parking garage and instructions for David for how to disable Johnâs key fob if he panicked and triggered the alarm. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Authorities believed David initially planned to kill John by himself, but got cold feet and recruited Emilio, who agreed to pull the trigger. They also found another possible motive: Nikki was the beneficiary to Johnâs life insurance policy. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>âShe was going to be in control of $2 million dollars,â noted prosecutor Michele Elizalde-Daly. âAnd her home, and her children and not have to deal with John trying to control her.â </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In March 2015, Nikki, David and Emilio went on trial for murder. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In court, Nikki claimed she wrote those sticky notes to vent about John on the advice of a spiritualistâwhich the woman denied on the stand. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The jury convicted Nikki, David and Emilio of murder. 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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.