2nd teen accused in murder-for-hire plot in Clovis receives trial date

CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - The second teen accused of carrying out the murder-for-hire plot in Clovis has received jury trial dates set for June 2027.

According to Curry County Court records, Julio Zamora is set to go in front of a jury beginning June 21, 2027, at 9:00 a.m.

The jury selection will also begin that day.

The records say the jury trial dates will run consecutively through June 25, 2027.

Zamora is accused of carrying out the double murder in the Clovis murder-for-hire plot of the co-defendant Darren Munoz’s parents on December 15, 2025.

Munoz trial dates are set for January 2027.

According to audio log notes from both Zamora and Munoz, evidence is still pending and must ensure enough time to be reviewed by the defendant before the trial dates.

Both Munoz and Zamora are facing two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder with a firearm enhancement.

Munoz is also facing criminal solicitation to commit first-degree murder.

Records say both are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole.