Woman allegedly tricked her fiancé into killing a family after his discovery affair

• Nathaniel Huey Jr. is said to have murdered his lover Zoraida Bartolomei, her husband Alberto Rolon and their sons Adriel (9) and Diego (7) on September 16, 2023
• He was allegedly tricked by his fiancée, Ermalinda Palomo, into believing that he was being watched by Mexican and Bulgarian criminal organizations, who instructed him to kill the family
• Palomo is said to have led Huey to believe that Bartolomei was tasked with targeting him and that he needed to counterattack

New details have been revealed about the deaths of Alberto Rolon, his wife Zoraida Bartolomei, their sons Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7, and their three dogs.

According to police documents obtained by NBC 5, Fox 32 and ABC 7, the family members were victims of an elaborate murder plot allegedly involving Bartolomei's workplace lover, Nathaniel Huey Jr., and his fiancée, Ermalinda Palomo.

The documents detailed how Palomo first learned of Huey Jr.'s affair with Bartolomei. Palomo initially used fake social media accounts to convince Huey Jr. that he was “part of a Mexican and Bulgarian criminal organization,” police said. She also convinced Huey Jr. that a “mole” was planning to attack him, telling him two days before the murders that Bartolomei “was the 'mole'” that was targeting him.

Huey Jr. and Bartolomei “developed a romantic relationship” after meeting while working at an engineering firm in Glendale Heights, NBC 5 reports, citing records.

After learning of her fiancé's affair, Palomo created a series of fake social media accounts and pretended to be a Mexican criminal organization. Under this guise, she contacted Huey Jr. and Bartolomei and revealed details of their affair to threaten them.

“Communications with Nathaniel eventually led to Ermalinda convincing Nathaniel that he was under constant surveillance by the organization and that leaders were questioning his loyalty and trustworthiness,” the police reports said, according to NBC 5.

“Based on years of communication, Nathaniel's response appears to indicate that he fully believed the information Ermalinda conveyed to him, but did not know that Ermalinda was the person he was communicating with,” the report added.

On September 14, two days before the murders, Palomo, using the cartel's alias, convinced Huey that Bartolomei was a “mole” in the organization and was “planning to attack him.”

Under this alias, Palomo worked with Huey Jr. to plan Zoraida's murder. “They scouted the neighborhood to find cameras, planned how to get in and out of the house and learned that the house behind Zoraida's was vacant,” the report said, according to NBC 5.

“They discuss[ed] the people living in the residence, including Zoraida, Albert and their two children, as well as the number and type of dogs in the house. Ermalinda tells Nathaniel to cause damage so the scene looks like a burglary committed by children. Ermalinda reassures Nathaniel by saying, “Many murders remain unsolved,” the report continued, according to ABC 7.

On September 16, 2023, at approximately 3:17 a.m., Palomo Huey Jr. drove to the crime scene and back. According to a police report, according to NBC 5, she remained in the car when he allegedly committed the crime.

The family of four was shot 20 times with a 9mm pistol in their home in Romeoville, Illinois on September 16, 2023 and was discovered on September 17.

The police discovered the murdered family the next day. Romeoville police located and interviewed Huey Jr. and Palomo separately. The two denied any involvement in the murders and since there was no solid evidence at the time, they were sent home.

On September 20, investigators considered them suspects in the case and they fled to Catoosa, Oklahoma, according to ABC 7. They went into a Walmart and as they exited the store they were met by Catoosa police. A chase ensued, ending with Huey Jr. allegedly shooting Palomo and crashing the car in a fiery explosion. Huey Jr. was killed in the accident and Palomo was taken to the hospital where she died.

The newly obtained documents document that Huey Jr. allegedly confessed to his mother that he was the murderer. Huey Jr. and Palomo's attorney, John Paul Ivec, told ABC 7 he “doesn't know who.” [Huey Jr.’s] Mother is and have no information about his conversation with her or what she knew.

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Romeoville police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for further information on Friday.