Murder-for-Hire

Four men have been charged with murder for hire, conspiracy to kidnap resulting in death and kidnapping resulting in death. More

July 29, 2022

South Florida man Ryan Hadeed pleaded guilty after mailing $10,000 to a hired assassin in a botched attempt to have his ex-girlfriend's new lover killed. More

July 27, 2022

A conspiracy that stretched across the continent and resulted in the murder of a Vermont man grew out of a financial dispute between the victim and one of the men now charged with arranging to have him killed, federal prosecutors say. More

June 2, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Scripps News Tallahassee) — A decision has been reached in the retrial of Katherine Magbanua. A jury in a Leon County courtroom found Magbanua guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and guilty of solicitation to commit murder Friday night. Magbanua was charged with first degree murder, conspiracy to commit […] More

May 31, 2022

The Department of Justice says Dr. Stephanie Russell was attempting to contact someone for hire to murder her ex-husband. More

May 23, 2022

A Florida man was found guilty of first-degree murder on Friday after prosecutors said he hired a hitman to gun down his pregnant wife five years ago. More

May 9, 2022

It's alleged Charlie Adelson arranged the killing so his sister could move back to the Fort Lauderdale area with her two children. More

April 28, 2022

A Florida dentist has been arrested on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister's ex-husband, a prominent law professor. More

April 21, 2022

An indictment for Steven Yinger came down from the grand jury Thursday afternoon with five counts that included the murder of Jorge Diaz Johnston. More

April 18, 2022

CINCINNATI (Scripps News Cincinnati) — Two Columbus men were convicted on charges related to a murder-for-hire plot in Colerain Township in July 2017. James Echols, 26, was found guilty of 22 charges – including aggravated murder and murder – while Michael Sanon, 24, was found guilty on one charge of attempted murder. Autum Garrett, 22, […] More

February 1, 2022

Authorities on Monday released identifies of the eight people who died after fans at Astroworld music festival in Houston suddenly pushed forward when rapper Travis Scott came on stage. More

November 8, 2021

A 44-year-old Kansas City woman has admitted that she had a role in the attempted murder of an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility. More

October 26, 2021

The husband convicted in the brutal killing of beloved holistic doctor Teresa Sievers is appealing his death sentence. More

October 6, 2021

Sedalia man Jon Mark Wilson pleaded guilty to trying to hire someone to kill a victim in a statutory sodomy case. More

September 28, 2021

Alex Murdaugh wanted Curtis Smith to kill him so his surviving son would get his $10 million life insurance policy, state agents said. More

September 15, 2021

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 84-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the 1976 shootings of a couple camping in a northeast Wisconsin park, wrapping up a case that grew cold over more than four decades until DNA technology led to an arrest. A jury in Marinette County returned verdicts soon after beginning deliberations […] More

July 27, 2021

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in federal […] More

July 14, 2021

There are new changes to the defense strategy for the woman accused of playing a role in Florida State Law professor Dan Markel's death nearly seven years ago. More

June 23, 2021

Beverly Hills, California, man is accused of hiring a “hitman” to kill a woman he had briefly dated. More

May 25, 2021

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a southwest Missouri real estate agent who is accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her former mother-in-law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Camden County Judge Heather Miller said Tuesday that she believed that 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posed too much of a safety […] More

March 17, 2021

Court TV's coverage of the Mark Sievers murder trial continues with the testimony of Taylor Shoemaker, the ex-fiancé of one of the convicted hitmen. More

May 21, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta attorney convicted of arranging the slaying of his wife in 1992 has died in prison, according to his lawyer.   Fred Tokars, 67, died of natural causes over the weekend while incarcerated in Pennsylvania, his attorney, Jerry Froelich, confirmed to news outlets this week. Fred Tokars had suffered from […] More

May 14, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot has filed a federal lawsuit seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming among other things that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony.   Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” filed the lawsuit […] More

April 3, 2020

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — Two sisters from north-central Idaho pleaded guilty to amended chargings in a murder-for-hire scheme after trying to hire an undercover deputy to kill their neighbor earlier this year. The charges for 51-year-old Debra Wensman and 46-year-old Doris Wensman were amended from the original charges of criminal solicitation to commit a crime […] More

March 12, 2020

Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced Mark Sievers to death for the first-degree murder of his wife Teresa and a 30-year-sentence for conspiracy. More

January 3, 2020

This episode covers the Hammer Killing Murder trial, the murder conviction appeals of Adnan Syed and the upcoming sexual assault trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. More

December 5, 2019

Jury selection is underway for Mark Sievers, who is accused of hiring hitmen to kill his wife, who was murdered with a hammer. More

November 19, 2019

A jury found hitman Jimmy Rodgers guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers, who was killed with a hammer. More

November 15, 2019

The Killer Girlfriend trial is underway in Wisconsin where Ezra McCandless is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death.  More

October 17, 2019

Update 10/15/19: A jury in Leon County, Florida, deliberated for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning in the penalty phase of Sigfredo Garcia before recommending a life sentence for the 2014 murder of Dan Markel. Judge Hankinson will formally sentence Markel at 11a ET. Under Florida law, if the jury recommends a life sentence, the court […] More

October 15, 2019