murder. what no one could predict was dalia s defense. we live in a world where people seeking their 15 minutes of fame lose all sense of judgment and common sense. dalia s defense south korean michael salnik said this crazy story was about dalia s husband s vanity and his thirst for fame. it was mike who was behind the fake murder, its mastermind, just so he could be known beyond boynton beach. mike dippolito s hoax to orchestrate his own murder to achieve fame and fortune was a bad prank. it was never anyone s intention to harm anyone. the defense arked it wgued il a tv pitch, michael auditioning for his big break. the evidence will show that the plot for the contract killing of mike dippolito was never real. mike dippolito hoped to capture the attention of someone in reality tv.