Life Sentence for Monica Sementilli in Murder Plot of Hairstylist Husband
Monica Sementilli, the wife of celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in his 2017 murder. The case involved a complex love triangle between Sementilli, her husband, and Robert Baker, a former porn star who was her racquetball coach and lover. Prosecutors alleged that Monica Sementilli planned and orchestrated the murder to access her husband's $1.6 million life insurance payout. Detectives and Baker's accomplice testified that she directed the murder, instructing Baker to stage a robbery. However, the plot was quickly unraveled when investigators discovered that the victim's expensive Rolex watch was still on his wrist during the alleged robbery. The case also revealed a twisted and intimate relationship between Sementilli and Baker, who continued to sext each other during her husband's funeral service.
Key Takeaways:
- Monica Sementilli was sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in the 2017 murder of her husband, celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli.
- The case involved a complex love triangle between Sementilli, her husband, and Robert Baker, a former porn star and her racquetball coach and lover.
- Prosecutors alleged that Monica Sementilli planned and orchestrated the murder to access her husband's $1.6 million life insurance payout.
- Detectives testified that Sementilli directed the murder, instructing Baker to stage a robbery, but the plot was quickly unraveled when investigators discovered that the victim's $8,000 Rolex watch was still on his wrist during the alleged robbery.
- Monica Sementilli was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, while Baker pleaded no contest to murder and received the same sentence.
- The case revealed a twisted and intimate relationship between Sementilli and Baker, who continued to sext each other during her husband's funeral service.
- Sementilli's husband, Fabio, was 49 years old at the time of his murder.
- Robert Baker, the former porn star and Sementilli's lover, is 63 years old.
Statistics:
- $1.6 million: The life insurance payout that Monica Sementilli allegedly planned to access by having her husband murdered.
- $8,000: The price of the Rolex watch that was still on the victim's wrist during the alleged robbery, discrediting the staged robbery theory.
- 49: The age of the victim, Fabio Sementilli, at the time of his murder.
- 63: The age of Robert Baker, the former porn star and Monica Sementilli's lover, at the time of sentencing.
Sources:
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-23/hair-mogul-deadly-love-triangle
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/california-woman-handed-life-sentence-for-goading-porn-star-lover-to-kill-celebrity-hairstylist-husband/