Shirley Bilbrey Hughes and her daughter Tammie Lafawne Lewis were arrested on February 23, 2009. Both face charges of solicitation to commit capital murder after an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. Kenneth Hughes' wife and daughter had planned to collect his life insurance settlement money following his murder.
Victime Kenneth Hughes reported no unusual conflict within the family before the planned murder-for-hire. Shirley Bilbrey Hughes was described as a devoted