murder for hire

Father mistakenly called dumpster company thinking he was hiring a hitman to kill his son

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Desmen Ramsey, a 58-year-old man from Ohio, was given the maximum sentence of 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault charges due to an incident where he mistakenly called a dumpster company while under the influence of alcohol and attempted to hire a hitman to kill his adult son. In three voicemails left on October 13, 2022, Ramsey, who identified himself as “Tommy,” offered a “five grand hit” on his son, expressing …

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Former reality TV star sentenced to life for murder-for-hire plot against nephew

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Former reality TV star James Timothy “Tim” Norman, who was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” for nine seasons, has been sentenced to life in prison for masterminding a murder plot against his 20-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. According to the United States Department of Justice press release, Norman had taken out a $450,000 life insurance policy on Montgomery and paid intermediaries to locate and kill his nephew at a St. Louis …

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Woman pays $5k ‘deposit’ for hit on husband

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A 48-year-old Tallahassee woman, Gretchen Buselli (also known as Gretchen Yarbrough), was handed the maximum sentence by a federal judge in Florida on Monday for her conviction of trying to have her estranged husband killed. U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker sentenced her to 15 years in prison. According to court documents, Buselli had contacted an acquaintance, “CW,” via mail, phone, text message, and an encrypted mobile app in June 2021 about her plan to …

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