Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, has been arrested and charged with use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. Garcia came across the website RentAHitman.com, which advertises fake hitman services.
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to $10,000 Murder For Hire Plot
Massimo Marenghi, 56, who unknowingly hired an undercover FBI agent to kill his wife, has pleaded guilty. Marenghi entered the plea on Thursday, March 16, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 8, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts.
Reality TV Star James Norman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Arrangement of Nephew’s Murder
‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s’ star James Norman received a sentence of life in prison on March 2, 2023 for his part in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the shooting and death of his nephew in 2016.
New Jersey Man Hires Hitman to Kill Teenager After Sending Them Explicit Photos
John Musbach, 31, is facing up to 10 years in prison for attempting to hire a hitman to murder a teen he feared would expose his explicit images and videos.
NJ Mother Convicted of Murdering Toddler Son
For the suffocation of her 17-month-old son in 2018, Heather Reynolds of Sicklerville will face life in prison at her sentencing in October.
Former Police Officer Paid Two Men To Murder Pregnant Girlfriend
Two men have received life sentences for murdering a pregnant woman.
Dutch Crime Lord's Life Sentence Upheld
Last Friday, Dutch judges upheld Willem Holleeder’s life sentence for ordering the murders of five people. Holleeder was first sentenced in 2019, as a result of a trial in which his sister, Astrid Holleeder, testified against him.
Jennifer Faith, the woman who convinced her lover to murder her husband, has been sentenced to life in prison
American Airlines technology director, James Faith, was murdered on October 9, 2020, while on a walk with his wife, Jennifer Lynn Faith, and their dog, Maggie. A few months later, Jennifer Faith was arrested on a charge of murder-for-hire, and as of June 21, 2022, Jamie Lynn Faith has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband.
Alabama Officer and Inmate Missing, US Marshals Offer $10,000 Reward
Authorities in Alabama are searching for Corrections Officer Vicki White and inmate Casey White after the pair went missing Friday morning while en route to a mental health evaluation appointment which did not exist.
Woman Sentenced To 6 Years in Prison For Murder-For-Hire
A Florida woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for trying to hire a hitman and pay him in bitcoin to murder her ex’s spouse.
Tenn. Man Found Guilty of Murdering NBA Star Lorenzen Wright
Billy Ray Turner, 51, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on Monday in the 2010 murder of NBA player Lorenzen Wright in Memphis, Tennessee.
Former Hells Angels hitman paroled after 20 years in prison for murder
CBC - After serving 20 years for murder, a Hells Angels hitman has been granted day parole for six months with conditions, but the Parole Board of Canada notes "there is still work to be done."
The bloody history behind the Staten Island Kreischer Mansion
Built in 1885, the Kreischer Mansion has a gruesome past connected to it.
It was originally built by a rich German brick manufacturer called Balthasar Kreischer on Arthur Kill Road in the Charleston neighborhood.
Many tenants of the home have experienced paranormal activity, unsurprisingly considering the home’s deadly past.
Suspects Indicted in Murder-For-Hire Plot
An Alabama jury indicted five suspects in connection to the murder-for-hire death of Anthony Larry Sheppard. Logan McKinley Delp, 36, Aaron Howard, 40, Jaclyn Skuce, 38, LaJuhn Keith Smart, 25, and Angela Stolz, 34, face three counts of capital murder. Police officers conducted a welfare check for Sheppard July 24, 2020 and discovered his body with multiple gunshot wounds.
Former Dallas Officer Freed from Capital Murder Charges
Despite charges that the officer hired a man to kidnap and kill two people, a judge freed him Wednesday. Audrey Faye Moorehead reasoned that prosecutors had no probable cause to support the charges against Bryan Riser. The 36-year-old was arrested last month on suspicion of murder for the 2017 deaths of Albert Douglas, 61, and Lisa Saenz, 31.
Mother, Daughter and Boyfriend Accused of Murder for Hire
Authorities charged a mother, daughter and daughter's boyfriend with murder for hire plot in Indiana.