DALLAS -- The woman wanted in the murder of a Dallas dentist was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Wednesday.
During a news conference, officials said a $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Brenda Delgado. Delgado, 33, allegedly hired a man to kill Kendra Hatcher, a pediatric dentist, who was murdered on September 2 in the parking garage of her Uptown apartment building.
Dallas police say Delgado was the mastermind behind the plot to kill Hatcher, who was dating Delgado's ex-boyfriend. Authorities said Delgado was jealous of Hatcher, so she hired a hit man.
Her addition to the Most Wanted list "underscores violent and calculative nature of the crime she's accused of committing," the FBI said.
Police have already arrested the alleged gunman, Kristopher Love, and Crystal Cortes, who police believe drove the alleged shooter to the Gables apartment complex.
Dallas police questioned Delgado within days of the shooting, and arrested her on outstanding traffic warrants, but Dallas police said they did not have enough evidence to charge her in the slaying. Multiple sources tell WFAA-TV they believe Delgado fled to Mexico, where she has family.
The FBI has taken over the case and authorities are working with Mexican officials to capture Delgado.
"Between Mexico and the U.S. we have a lot of international cooperation in these cases," Mexican Consul General Sergio Hayakawa said.
Hayakawa said there is an Interpol warrant for Delgado, so it's up to U.S. federal authorities working with Mexican police to arrest her. But returning her to Dallas may not be easy.
It's complicated by the fact that Delgado was born in Mexico and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, which means Mexico considers her a citizen and won't extradite her unless there is an agreement in place saying prosecutors won't seek the death penalty.
Hayakawa says,"Because our constitution doesn't have the capital murder or death penalty, our government asks for the U.S. government put in writing that they are not looking for the death penalty," Hayakawa said.
Delgado is the 506th person to be added to the FBI's list. Ninety-three percent of them have been arrested.
