Former Principal Admits to Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Pregnant Teacher

Cornelius Green pleads guilty to orchestrating the 2016 murder of Jocelyn Peters, using school funds to finance the crime.

Former Missouri principal Cornelius Green pleads guilty to federal murder-for-hire charges in the 2016 killing of Jocelyn Peters, a teacher who was pregnant with his child.
Green used school funds to pay $2,500 to his childhood friend, Phillip Cutler, to commit the murder.
Peters was 27 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Green orchestrated the murder to avoid jeopardizing his marriage and career.
Cutler, who has pleaded not guilty, is set to go on trial for murder-for-hire conspiracy and murder-for-hire in March.
Green's sentencing is scheduled for June 5, where he is expected to receive a life sentence, avoiding the death penalty.