Jamie and Nicholas Orsini are facing charges of conspiracy and carjacking with intent to cause death and serious bodily harm, resulting in the death of Jamie Orsini's ex-husband, Steven Kraft, who was the father of her two daughters. The Orsinis allegedly plotted and executed the murder of Kraft, which involved burner phones, stealing and dumping Kraft's car, and ultimately disposing of Kraft's body. According to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, the couple denied Kraft's family the dignity of having a proper burial.
Dean Kraft, the deceased's father, expressed his shock at the alleged plot against his son, a U.S. Marine veteran from Ulster County. He told the Poughkeepsie Journal that he was "just flabbergasted" and couldn't believe that two people could have that much hate for another person.
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According to a federal complaint, the Orsinis began planning their murder scheme on April 26, 2020, when they drove to a Home Depot in Fishkill, New York and paid cash for a 10-foot by 100-foot paint tarp, duct tape, and a Tyvek suit and boots. They also did a "dry run" for how they would get rid of Kraft's vehicle and purchased a burner phone at Walmart to carry out his murder.
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On April 28, 2020, Kraft picked up his two daughters from the Orsinis' home in Beacon, New York, and went to Sonic in Newburgh. The Orsinis allegedly followed him to the restaurant, activated their burner phone, and returned home. Kraft drove back to the Orsinis' home in Beacon around 7 p.m. to drop off his daughters as part of his custody agreement with Jamie.
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Around 6 p.m. that day, Kraft's coworker texted him asking when he was coming into work. Around 8 p.m., the Orsinis allegedly posed as Kraft and texted his coworker, "Yo my wife is broken down near Harrimen triple a covering the toe o can't get there now. I'll be there tomorrow." At 8:15 p.m., the couple allegedly sent a different response to his coworker, saying, "I'm putting the baby to sleep. I'll answer if I can or call you back." Just before 8 p.m., one of Jamie Orsini's daughters texted her, "Where are u?" to which Jamie Orsini did not respond.
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Both the Orsinis' phones and Kraft's phones pinged in the same area of 10 West Church St. around that time, according to New York State Police investigators. It is unclear exactly when or how Kraft died that evening; he was considered missing for three years before authorities announced charges against the Orsinis.
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Later that night, Nicholas Orsini allegedly drove Kraft's Toyota Camry to Newburgh and abandoned it at Third Street and Carpenter Avenue. He then reportedly walked over a mile to a Sunoco gas station, where he got rid of one of Kraft's phones and used his burner phone to call a taxi for a ride home. Surveillance footage from the gas station shows Nicholas Orsini wearing "a particular Jets sweatshirt/hoodie with the hood up, a patterned, blue bandana around his face, blue latex gloves, and a Levi's stadium baseball cap." Investigators found photos of Orsini wearing the same hoodie on Jamie Orsini's social media account.
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After Kraft's murder, Jamie Orsini sent texts to Kraft to make it appear that she did not know he was dead, including a text about their children's report cards, which investigators highlighted because she and Kraft "rarely" discussed their kids' academics. On May 2, Nicholas Orsini returned to Home Depot. He purchased "two 31-gallon galvanized steel round trash cans, a coarse stainless-steel rod, an angle grinder with grinding wheel, 13 five metal disks, three 32-ounce bottles of odorless charcoal lighter fluid, two charcoal grates, an axe, and a flame lighter." The next day, he purchased 16 bundles of firewood, investigators said.
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In August, detectives found "a patterned, blue bandana, latex gloves, and a Levi's stadium baseball cap identical to the ones worn at the Sunoco gas station" at the Orsinis' new home in Amsterdam, New York. Additionally, the Orsinis' Google searches between April 20, 2020, and May 2020 include "How to view your location history in google maps," "Orange County News," "Montgomery County News," and "is galvanized steel fireproof," according to the complaint.
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NYSP Acting Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli commended the State Police members and partners with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for their efforts to find justice for the grieving loved ones of Mr. Kraft. He said that the Orsinis allegedly deliberately took another person's life and will now be held accountable for their actions.
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