Police: Daughter Tried to Hire Undercover Cop as Hitman for Dad's Murder

Shirley Hughes (bottom inset) and her daughter Tammie Lewis (top inset) are both being held at the...

Shirley Hughes (bottom inset) and her daughter Tammie Lewis (top inset) are both being held at the Dallas County Jail on $100,000 bond and face charges of solicitation to commit capital murder, Dallas police said. Police said Lewis contacted an unnamed witness and offered to pay him $25,000 to kill her father, Kenneth Hughes, shown in this screen grab, right.

(Courtesy Dallas County/ABC)

Motive for Murder, A Family Affair

"That's bad to say about your own daughter, but I can believe she did. She did do it," he said.

Lewis recently had moved into her parents' home after a divorce and was in deep financial trouble. Hughes and Lewis had a strained relationship.

Hughes said he supports his wife and talked to her briefly while she was incarcerated.

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"She said she had just joked about it. I think she was telling me the truth. I don't think she would lie about that. She told me she loved me and wished she was here with me," he said.

He added that he hoped his spouse would be cleared of all charges and home with him soon. But Dallas police don't think it's likely.

The Hughes' other daughter, Tonya King, is heartbroken about the allegations.

"It's hard. I feel like I was really close to losing my dad. On the other hand, I've lost my mom and my sister," a tearful King said.