She agreed to buy 1,500 pills of ecstasy, 2 ounces of cocaine or crack cocaine and a gun from two men who are now suspected of kidnapping and robbing her.
“Unfortunately, Rachel chose to ignore precautions established in a previous briefing as well as the direction of her case agent,” Jones said.
Hoffman left the Forestmeadows Park area, where several police officers were watching her, to go meet Andrea J. Green and Deneilo Bradshaw.
Police tried to stop her, but were unsuccessful, said police spokesman Officer David McCranie. It’s not clear how they lost sight of her or where she went.
"We had established protocols in place to ensure her safety," McCranie continued. "At some point during the investigation, she chose not to follow the instructions. She met Green and Bradshaw on her own. That meeting ultimately resulted in her murder."
Investigators lost contact with Hoffman about 6:45 p.m, according to court records. Her cell phone went unanswered and a listening device in her purse stopped working.
she and police were made aware of the two brothers-in-law through a "fellow student" that Hoffman turned in to police after she was made an informant.
Hoffman served three days in Leon County Jail this year, from April 4 to April 6, for failure to appear in court, according to court records.
Hoffman began working with police after a search of her home April 17 uncovered marijuana and pills.
She was arrested after being pulled over for speeding on Feb. 22, 2007. The arresting officer found 25.7 grams of cannabis in her car, court records show. Hoffman was sentenced to probation, community service, and she was required to attend a drug-rehabilitation program.
"We want to know what happened to Rachel and we've given the city notice of our intent to sue," said Hoffman family attorney Lance Block.