Woman Plotted With Cousin To Murder Boyfriend In Hell's Kitchen, Prosecutors Say

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — A woman is facing charges for plotting to kill her estranged boyfriend with her 19-year-old cousin, the Manhattan District Attorney's office announced Friday.

Pamela Buchbinder, 48, was indicted on charges of attempted murder, burglary and attempted assault Friday for orchestrating the murder of her boyfriend in November 2012, prosecutors said Friday. Buchbinder plotted the murder with her 19-year-old cousin, Jacob Nolan, who was previously convicted for his role in the plot, prosecutors said.

Buchbinder bought a sledgehammer, zip ties, latex gloves and industrial-strength cleaner for Nolan to murder her boyfriend with, prosecutors said. Buchbinder also drew a map of her boyfriend's home office for Nolan to use when trying to kill him, prosecutors said.

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On Nov. 11, 2012 Nolan entered the boyfriend's West 57th Street home office and struck the man with the sledgehammer and stabbed him multiple times, prosecutors said. Nolan was arrested at the scene of the crime after the building manager called police, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office.

Despite the brutal attack, the boyfriend managed to survive, prosecutors said.

"This defendant is charged with orchestrating each step of a brutal attack on the father of her child," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said in a statement. "From purchasing the sledgehammer used to strike the victim, to drawing a map depicting the easiest entrance to his home office, Pamela Buchbinder is alleged to have played an integral role in this vicious assault – which, were it not for concerned neighbors and responding NYPD officers, could easily have turned fatal."

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