frank mulholland received a ride to the read on may 2012 and the doors were left open and frank mulholland was given a gun to carry out his task. he was given a gun and he shot april kauffman twice. payment was made then to ferdinand and mulholland. he said he received $20,000 in cash for his role but it's speculated he may have received even more. the money was picked up on the day of the murder by ferdinand's ex-wife beverly, her role will be named in a moment. the scripts were in additional illegal prescriptions and the money was given to ferdinand. following the murder the drug enterprise continued for improvemently five additional years and the pills changed at the time but every person to be involved in drug enterprise was a pagan or a former pagan or associate of the gang. and it unfolded in 2017 with the arrest of jim kauffman on weapons charges. in all total eight individuals were arrested. james kauffman 69 of linwood. most recently of the atlantic county justice philadelphia for first degree racketeer and first degree leading of a racketeering organization and murder. ferdinand

to commit the murder inside the kauffman's linwood home. >> the doors were left open and frank mulholland was given a gun to carry out his task. >> really takes -- takes, you know, all of your words away. it's such a gut wrenching thing. >> reporter: dr. kauffman remains behind bars his lawyer was unavailable for comment tonight. the shooter in this case he died of a drug overdose three years ago. he was paid around $20,000 according to investigators. finally tonight prosecutors unveiled another murder plot to kill dr. kauffman himself. they wouldn't say how they uncovered that certainly more to come. iain? >> absolutely. all right. dave, thank you. >>> breaking news now out of cherry hill, new jersey. police are looking for 76-year-old man. this is edward brown. police say he was last seen around 4:00 this afternoon on harold place much authorities say he's driving 2000 fave beige ford f15 with georgia license plate tmj nip 61. if you see him please call police. >>> penn state has now settle add lawsuit by a man who claimed jerry sandusky molested him in a car in 2007. the man says he wa

left open and frank mulholland was given a gun to carry out his task. he went inside and shot april kauffman twice. >> i think for the first time today i can actually breathe for the past five and a half years i have felt like i've been holdi g my breath on daily basis. i couldn't even begin to describe to you today, um, the emotions i feel. >> prosecutors have charged another man in connection to april's murder and six others they say are part of the drug ring. the man who they believe actually shot april died of a drug overdose. now prosecutors say this drug operation actually continued until this past june when police arrested kauffman on weapons charges. back to you, iain. >> lucy, thanks. >>> here's some breaking news now. a water main break in philadelphia's west oak lane neighbrhood. skyfox is live over the scene near washington lane and rodney street. the water department telling us crews are heading to the scene. we of course will bring you more information as we get it as you see that water gushing out of there at that street corner. many ques

>> reporter: investigators say kauffman used pagan's associate joseph mulholland to recruit frank mulhollandp land to commit the murder inside the kauffman's linwood home. >> the doors were left open and frank mulholland was given a gun to carry out his task. he wept inside, end shot april kauffman twice. >> i think it's very surreal because the details that emerged in that press conference obviously was not privy. to it really takes -- takes, you know, all of your words away. it's such a gut wrenching thing. >> reporter: now, kauffman remains behind bars, his lawyer was not available for comment tonight. frank mull holland the shooter in this case died three years ago of a drug overdose. he was paid $20,000. finally investigators revealed today a plot to actually kill dr. kauffman himself they wouldn't say how they uncovered that. lucy? >> so more to come. thank up, dave. >>> take look at your screen. police say this man robbed a church in northeast philadelphia, very clear picture of him. they say this isn't the first time that yesterday afternoon he used a key to get inside of calvary rom

the hired hit man prosecutors say was named frank mulholland. he died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter says she's always had suspicions of her stepfather but now has answers. >> it's a lot to process. as a victim you're never sure if justice will ever be obtained. >> reporter: prosecutors say these eight people you see are connected to the murder in some fashion. six charged with racketeering while kauffman and angelo face the first-degree murder charges. dr. kauffman's lawyer, by the way, says his client is completely innocent. nbc10 news. >> this case has a lot of details, as you heard matt say. go to nbc10 for details from the day of kauffman's murder to the new charges being filed. >>> one of the strongest earthquakes to hit in modern history has left little damage. the 7.6-magnitude quake hit the ocean north of honduras. it set off tsunami warnings that were cancel good an hour later. -- canceled about an hour later. there were cracks to homes, but no serious damage or injuries. >>> today a community memorial service will be held in florida for a family k

. >> investigators say pagan's associate joseph mulholland helped kauffman find frank mulholland to kill april kauffman in may 2012. paul pagano and fred miserable o jell-o appeared before the jud judge. oh gel local helped kauffman kill his wife and plotted with another pagan and informant to murder dr. kauffman. >> there's a conspiracy to kill my client so it's pretty clear conspiracy against dr. kauffman. >> i'll let the documents speak for themselves. >> sources sell fox 29 that o jell-o was caught on several wire tapped conversations discussing a plot to kill dr. kauffman. in one case, telling an informant that he had a relative in the mob and in another discussing a plot to kill kauffman inside the atlantic county jail. >> he says he has relative in the mob that could kill mr. kauffman on one of those tapes. >> i don't doubt that he does. >> we don't think it would be prudent for those two to be lodged together. >> health investigation involving compound cream. search warrants were he can cuted at his office last june. >> just seems to suggest that jim kauffman was busy man with hi

reporter: investigators say pagan's associate joseph mulholland helped kauffman find hired hit man frank mulholland to kill april kauffman in may 2017. paul pagano and fred miserable i was jell-o appeared before the judge. court records say i was jell-o help kauffman kill his wife then plotted with another pagan and informant to murder dr. kauffm dr. kauffman. >> there's a conspiracy to kill my client. it's pretty clear conspiracy against dr. kauffman. >> i'll let those documents speak for themselves. >> reporter: court documents and sources tell fox 29 that o jell-o was caught on several wire tap conversations discussing a plot to kill dr. kauffman. in one case, telling an informant that he had a relative in the mob and in another, discussing a plot to kill kauffman inside the atlantic county jail. >> mr. owe jell-o also says he has relative in the mob who could kill mr. kauffman on one of those tapes. >> i don't doubt that he does. not mention was on-going health care investigation involving compound pain cream that sources say could ensnare that kauffman. search warrants were executed at his off

the hired hit man, by the way, prosecutors say was named frank mulholla mulholland. he died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter says she always had suspicions of her stepfather, and now there are answers for her and her own children. >> my 11-year-old was very close to my mom. and you know, he is in middle school. totally gets it. and after watching the press conference, i got a huge squeeze from him, he said, you know what, mimi's happy. >> reporter: atlantic county prosecutors say these eight people are connected to the murder in some fashion. six charged with racketeering while kauffman and his partner faced first-degree murder charges. dr. kauffman's lawyer says his client is innocent. matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> buried in mud. mudslides rip apart homes and leave more than a dozen people dead in southern california. many of those who survived are left trapped under the rubble. nbc10's dray clark joins us live in the digital operations center. we are getting a firsthand look at the rescue effort. >> reporter: good morning, santa ana, california, has

frank mulholland was give answer gun to carry out his task.d he shot april kauffman twice. >> i think it is very surreal, because the details that emerge from the that press conference obviously was not privy to. it really takes, you know, all of your words away, it is such a gut wrenching thing. >> can't imagine what april kauffman's daughter has been thinking, especially for the past what five years and about seven months, when she has been waiting for more information to come out. >> rocco is here as you can tell by the shot, our attorney. good morning, good to see you. >> why did it take so long to bring charges down? >> this is tough case. apparently it is based primarily on circumstantial evidence. they don't have proverbial smoking gun with respect to doctor kauffman. so i think that's what took time t takes time to break somebody. my guess is the prosecutors flipped someone who gave them information enough to charge him. >> okay, how -- so it seems like the motive was this guy's making money as a doctor, right? drug business. and then