Man Accused of Plotting Brutal Murders of Ex-Wife and Her Boyfriend in 'Excruciating Detail': Prosecutor

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelly Coppola (left); Kenneth Pohlman.Photo:Kelly Coppola/Facebook; Kenny Pohlman/Facebook

Kelly Coppola/Facebook; Kenny Pohlman/Facebook

The New York manaccused of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriendwhile the suspect’s 15-year-old daughter sat in the car outside allegedly planned the murders in “excruciating detail” before authorities claim he fatally shot them both.

Police responded to the residence after a 911 caller reported that a 15-year-old had left the Saint James residence with her father “without her mother’s knowledge," police said.

Inside, both Kelly and Pohlman were found shot to death, according to the department. Daniel was subsequently charged with two counts of murder.

Newsday,CBS New YorkandWABCreported that Daniel pleaded not guilty to the charges in his arraignment on Friday, Aug. 30.

The note allegedly contained “excruciating detail,” prosecutors said, perNewsday.

“I am of sound mind and I know exactly what I am going to do,” Coppola wrote, per the newspaper.

NBC New Yorkand CBS reported that Suffolk County police allege that Coppola put his daughter in the car before the murders.

“He reached out to her, told her to get out of the house,” Detective Lieutenant Kevin Beyrer said, per NBC. “He then went into the house and committed these murders.”

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Members of Pohlman’s family were in court for Coppola’s hearing, where he pleaded not guilty. The victim’s family spoke to media afterward.

“They were soulmates,” Pohlman’s father said, according to CBS. “He brought the best out of her and she brought the best out of him. They had a second chance. My son lost his wife 17 years ago.”

CBS also reported that Pohlman was a father of three.

source: people.com