During a memorial motorcycle ride commemorating the fifth anniversary of his daughter’s death, the father of an Alaskan woman who was killed in a murder-for-hire plot in 2019 passed away over the weekend.
According to Alaska State Troopers, Timothy Hoffman, aged 58, was reported to have lost control of his motorcycle on Sunday near Wasilla and was unfortunately declared dead, as reported by The Anchorage Daily News.
According to the newspaper, Timothy Hoffman’s wife, Barbara “Jeanie” Hoffman was a passenger on the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. Tanya Chaison, who is engaged to Timothy’s brother, was also involved in the accident.
Denali Brehmer, who was considered to be Cynthia Hoffman’s best friend, was involved in a catfish scheme that resulted in the 19-year-old’s tragic death.
Brehmer began an online relationship with Darin Schilmiller from Indiana, who pretended to be a millionaire from Kansas. He promised to pay her $9 million to kill someone and send him photos and videos of the act, according to prosecutors.
On June 2, 2019, Hoffman’s body was found on the Eklutna River in Chugiak. She had been shot, killed, and bound with duct tape.
Authorities said Brehmer sent photos and video footage of the killing to Schilmiller.
She allegedly enlisted four friends—Kayden McIntosh, Caleb Leyland, and two juveniles—to help her commit the murder.
They tricked Hoffman into thinking she was going on a hiking trip at Thunderbird Falls trail, where she was killed.
Earlier this year, Brehmer received a 99-year prison sentence. Schilmiller, from New Salisbury, Indiana, also got a 99-year sentence for his role in Hoffman’s death.
Schilmiller admitted to federal agents and Indiana State Police that he chose Hoffman as the victim and directed Brehmer to kill her, according to court documents. Sentencing for two others involved in the case is scheduled for later this year.
During court hearings, Timothy Hoffman often wore a black leather motorcycle jacket and carried his small support dog, Diego.
Patrick McKay, a lead prosecutor in some of the criminal cases related to Cynthia Hoffman’s killing, described Timothy Hoffman as a “zealous advocate” for his daughter and said his sudden death was “almost too unbelievable to be true.”
“I hope his family and friends take comfort in remembering that Tim died doing something he loved, with people he loved, in memory of someone he loved,” he said.
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