Man gets 99-years for demonic catfishing crime

ANCHORAGE, AK – A chilling tale of manipulation and murder unfolded in an Alaskan courtroom, culminating in a 99-year prison sentence for Darin Schilmiller. Despite his tearful pleas, Judge Andrew Peterson showed no mercy, branding Schilmiller “a worst offender.” In 2019, Schilmiller, then 19, masterminded a horrifying plot that led to the murder of 19-year-old Cynthia “CeeCee” Hoffman. The judge rebuked Schilmiller for planning the murder of a stranger, purely for the perverse enjoyment of …

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Son gets 112 years for stalking and killing mob-affiliated father in order to inherit his real estate

Anthony Zottola Sr. was issued a life sentence in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on Friday, after being convicted of arranging the murder of his father, Sylvester Zottola from a family-run real estate business fueled by mob money. The trial sent ripples of grief and confusion through the courtroom as Anthony’s sister and brother addressed the court in disbelief. The saga of the Zottola family crime began in September of 2017 and unfolded over a …

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Female inmate in FL allegedly put out murder contracts on her entire family from prison

A Kissimmee inmate has been charged with soliciting to murder her family and a state attorney in a twisted plot to gain control of her inheritance. Tureygua Inaru, a 29-year-old inmate in the Osceola County Department of Corrections in Kissimmee, Florida, was already in custody for aggravated stalking and threatening to kill her former coworkers before her latest and even more alarming crime was brought to light. Inaru is now accused of trying to pay …

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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Hiring Undercover Agent to Kill Wife

Massimo Marenghi, a 56-year-old Massachusetts resident, has pleaded guilty to hiring an undercover FBI agent to murder his wife, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts. Marenghi is scheduled to be sentenced on June 8. In early 2021, Marenghi approached an individual seeking assistance in killing his wife, complaining about her efforts to obtain a restraining order against him. The person contacted the authorities, and the FBI …

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Murder-for-hire husband nearly dodges death row over a lawsuit

The execution of former police officer Robert Fratta nearly got delayed after being convicted of killing his wife in a murder-for-hire plot. Fratta was convicted in 1994 of hiring two men to kill his estranged wife during a custody battle. In 2009, he was given a retrial and sentenced to death after a stint of maintaining his innocence. Since then, the guilty verdict has not changed, but a separate case had a chance of delaying …

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Woman Charged In Plot To Kill Ex-Husbands New Wife

According to authorities, a woman in Pennsylvania plotted to kill her ex-husband’s new wife. The accused, Marilyn Zhou, 56, of Chadds Ford, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of third-degree money laundering. She was searching for someone to kill her when she was arrested. On Sunday, she told an undercover cop she wanted the new wife killed, prosecutors said. She also wanted her 13-year-old daughter killed in case she was …

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Florida Woman Convicted Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Ex-Husband Over Custody Battle

Florida Woman Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Scheme Against Ex-Husband -Breaking 911 Gretchen Buselli tried to hire someone kill her ex-husband amid a custody dispute. She faces up to years in prison for her crimes against her ex-spouse. According to the criminal complaint, Buselli claimed that her ex-husband had been sexually abusing their 5-year-old daughter. She also claimed that both of them had been verbally and emotionally abused by her spouse. During the trial, she claimed that …

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