Topic: Murder For Hire

3 chapters across the catalog

Lefties are Right
Episode 1053 2:25:06 - 2:27:14

1053: Lefties are Right

Rent-A-Hitman Website, Parody and Crime Fighting

Bob Innes, an IT consultant from Novato, California, created the website "rentahitman.com" in 2005 as a joke for his security business. However, the site has since attracted nearly 100 legitimate murder-for-hire solicitations, which Innes now turns over to law enforcement. The segment highlights the "dumbness" of the public in attempting to hire contract killers through a parody website.

Hate-Spewing Hashtags
Episode 553 1:09:26 - 1:13:08

553: Hate-Spewing Hashtags

Murder-for-Hire Allegations, Bitcoin Chains and Maryland Complaints

Ross Ulbricht faces charges in both New York and Maryland, including a narcotics trafficking conspiracy and a murder-for-hire plot. The Maryland complaint alleges Ulbricht paid $80,000 in Bitcoin to have an employee tortured and executed after they purportedly stole funds. Investigators tracked Bitcoin transactions to validate the payments, though no physical bodies were recovered to confirm the assassinations.