Woman Pleads Guilty In Murder for Hire Plot Against Husband

(KNSI) – A woman has admitted to her part in setting up her husband in a murder-for-hire plot in Sauk Rapids.

Maria Lorraine Foster pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aiding and abetting first-degree attempted murder. A charge of aiding and abetting first-degree assault will be dismissed during sentencing on April 28th. Before the plea deal, she faced a prison term of 20 years to life if convicted.

The 51-year-old allegedly devised a plan with Christian David Kane and his wife, Katrina Hunt. Both Kane and Hunt already pleaded guilty to their roles in the crime.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a stabbing on the 1000 block of Benedict Drive in August of 2022. The victim told police he was in his garage when Foster asked him to sit in a specific chair as she sat across from him. The victim says Kane then came from behind the chair and stabbed him.

During the assault, Kane suffered a cut and needed to go to the hospital. Police found Kane at the hospital, and he told police that Foster asked him to go to the home to kill her husband because he was allegedly abusive. Kane said Foster promised he could have her husband’s things and move into the home with Hunt.

Foster made a similar statement to the police. Hunt told police she knew about the plan to kill Foster’s husband and had sent Kane information about where Foster lived and when the victim would be home.

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