AUBURNDALE, Florida — A Florida man was looking for love when he signed up for a popular online dating site, but was instead lured to his death, police said Monday.

Adam Hilarie, 27, of Auburndale,was found shot to death at his apartment Friday.

Police say the single father had arranged a date last Thursday with 18-year-old Hailey Rose Bustos, who he met on the online dating site “PlentyofFish.”

The pair went bowling, according to the Orlando Sentinel, and Bustos texted him afterward, saying, “I had a good time and would like to see you again.”

They arranged to see each other the next night, but police say Bustos brought three other men to Hilarie’s apartment to rob him instead. During the robbery, one of the men allegedly shot him in the head.

“Hilarie was begging for his life, he was not putting up any kind of fight, and was telling them that he had a 5-year-old daughter,” according to arrest reports.

Police say Bustos was paid $50 to go on the dating site with the intent to set the man up for a robbery — but it ultimately ended in his death.

“Once she got home, they talked together; they worked out the details and then went back and committed the murder,” Auburndale Police Deputy Chief Andy Ray said. “I think the plan was that he get robbed and that they take his stuff.”

Bustos, 18, of Auburndale; Andre Warner, 26, of Auburndale; Gary Terrell Gray, 31, of Lakeland; and Joshua Ellington, 26, of Lake Alfred, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery with a firearm/deadly weapon and first-degree murder.

Damn that girl was committed...waited till the second date for the crimes to go down. Some serious premeditation there....shoot all involved multiple times then burn them for good measure.

This is a risk of living around other people, not just online dating.

Unless you're saying robberies, murders, and/or murders during robberies don't occur except via online dating?

Then it would a "risk of online dating."

I wonder if they met on the internet, got married, 50 years later she kills him for the insurance money, you would call it a "risk of online dating?"


That's the only risk of online dating.
Having no real way to compare what someone says to what they actually do, until it's no longer online. True motives.

Sad Story...Life is Full of Risks...Got to be more careful though....Online or Not....

You get punched in the face alot in real life, don't you?

Well said!

This kind of thing is what scares me the most about on line dating. You dont really know what kind of person they are.

this is why always insure safety measures are in place male or female doesnt matter.
Never let them see where you live.etc. not til relatonship is well established

Must be careful though

I agree 100% with you SitkaRains, I responded to a similar post about this and was told that I would lose out on all kinds of dates because I was too cautious. Now I feel vindicated! Thank you.

Hey everybody is honest online.