Man Tricked by Fiancee Into Murdering Mistress and Her Family in Shocking Revenge Plot: Police

New details break down the alleged lengths Ermalinda Palomo went to in order to convince her fiancé Nathaniel Huey Jr. that if he didn't kill his mistress and her family, she was going to "attack" him as part of an international criminal organization plot. After allegedly finding out that her fiancé was having an affair, one woman went to extraordinary lengths, according to police, to convince him that his only option was to kill her and her entire family. Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, her husband Alberto Rolon, 38, their sons Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7, and their three dogs were all killed on September 17, 2023 in a case that originally had Romeoville, Illinois police baffled. New police documents released reveal a shocking motive and an alleged incredibly elaborate plot with a fake international criminal organization and threats of violence leading to the real thing. According to more than 100 pages of investigative documents released in the Chicago suburb, and seen by several local affiliates, the tragic deaths were the shocking culmination of plotting by a woman scorned after Bartolomei allegedly began an affair with another man, Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, at work. After an extensive months-long investigation, police now believe that it was Huey Jr.'s fiancée Ermalinda Palomo, 50, who orchestrated an extremely detailed and involved plot that ultimately escalated into the deadly massacre in the family's home. Per the documents, Palomo created multiple fake social media accounts in order to convince Huey Jr. that he had become involved in a "a Mexican and Bulgarian criminal organization," as reported by Chicago NBC affiliate WMAQ As part of the cover story, Palomo allegedly would "frequently reference" Huey Jr.'s relationship with Bartolomei , telling him "to be faithful in his relationship, to stop speaking with other women, to treat Ermalinda nice, and to engage in sexual intimacy with Ermalinda." Ongoing communications through these guises ultimately led Huey Jr. to believe that "he was under constant surveillance by the organization and that the leaders questioned his loyalty and trustworthiness," according to the legal documents. "Based on years of communication, Nathaniel's response seems to indicate he fully believed the information being fed to him by Ermalinda, but did not know Ermalinda was the person he was communicating with," the documents noted, suggesting just how long the subterfuge went on. The communications also extended beyond just Huey Jr., with People noting that Palomo was also in communication with Bartolomei in her cartel guises, per police. Rolon also reportedly found out about the affair, per police, even damaging the tires on Huey Jr.'s vehicle "in retaliation," as reported by Chicago ABC affiliate WLS. Two days before the murders, Huey Jr. was told by these fake online contacts that a "mole" he'd been warned was targeting him with plans "to attack him," was Bartolomei, per police. According to local Fox affiliate WFLD, Palomo was allegedly posing as the cartel leader in communications with Huey Jr. when he was told that Bartolomei and her entire family had to be executed. The reports explain that Huey Jr. allegedly took time off of work in the days leading up to the murders, where he "researched the neighborhood to locate cameras, planned how to get in and out of the house, and learned the house behind Zoraida's was vacant." According to the legal filings, Huey Jr. was told by his fake contact to make the murder scene "appear to be a burglary committed by kids." Police said that Huey Jr. allegedly carried out the murders by shooting his victims while Palomo waited in the car outside the home. The reports detail him allegedly first cutting two screens to indicate the fake break-in before walking in the unlocked kitchen door. Police believe Huey Jr. allegedly began firing when Rolon exited his room to investigate the sound of Huey Jr. entering the house. He was purportedly shot multiple times, per the reports, as he was running toward where Bartolomei and their children's bedrooms were. Bartolomei and her children were together in one bedroom at the time of their deaths, per the legal filings, with Huey Jr. allegedly shooting his mistress multiple times through the door, before entering and allegedly killing her two children. Two dogs were shot in the kitchen, and a third in a bedroom, per police. The suspect additionally used spray paint to write on the walls, with police believing this was part of that effort to convince authorities that teens robbing the house were behind the shooting deaths. In comunications with the fake accounts run by Palomo after the killings, Huey Jr. allegedly expressed concern that he'd forgotten to take the phones off Bartolomei and Rolon before he left the home. As the Romeoville police began their inves