Beverly Hills man arrested in murder-for-hire plot
Beverly Hills, California, man is accused of hiring a “hitman” to kill a woman he had briefly dated. More
May 25, 2021
Murder-for-Hire
Uncover the dark and intricate web of plots, motives and sinister secrets of contract killers, accused of making murder a commodity by buying and selling human lives.
Bond denied for mom charged in thwarted murder-for-hire plot
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
Hammer Killing Murder Trial – Part 2: FL v. Mark Sievers – Court TV Podcast
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 lawyer imprisoned in wife’s 1992 murder dies at 67
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
Joe Exotic files $94 million lawsuit over his prosecution
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
Idaho sisters plead guilty in murder-for-hire case
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
FL v. Mark Sievers: Hammer Killing Murder Trial
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
Hammer Killing Murder Trial-Part 2: FL v. Mark Sievers – Court TV Podcast
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
Voir dire in action in Mark Sievers’ murder trial
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
FL v. Jimmy Rodgers: Hammer Hitman Murder Trial
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 Court TV Podcast – Episode 8
The Killer Girlfriend trial is underway in Wisconsin where Ezra McCandless is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death. More
October 17, 2019
Sigfredo Garcia gets life in prison in law professor murder-for-hire trial
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