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Murder-For-Hire

Thurman, 28, of Melrose Park was charged after an investigation into allegations that Thurman was seeking to have the victim and her family in his pending predatory criminal sexual assault charges killed. (Credit: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Jail Inmate Charged With Murder For Hire

A Melrose Park man being held at the Cook County Jail on charges that he raped an 11-year-old girl is now charged with seeking to hire a hit man to kill the girl, her sister and her mother.

2013/02/09

Andrew Thomas, 18, is accused of trying to have his girlfriend murdered as he was behind bars. (Cook County Sheriff's Dept.)

Sheriff: Cook County Inmate Tried To Hire Hitman To Kill Girlfriend, Kids

Andrew Thomas, 18, was being held on an aggravated battery charge for an alleged attack on his girlfriend.

2012/11/16

FBI

Man Accused Of Plotting To Have 6 People Burned Alive

A man from Poland has been ordered held for court, after being accused of in a plot to kill six people for breaking up his marriage.

CBS Chicago–2012/05/04

Handcuffs

Man Fathered His Daughter’s Child, Tried Hiring Hitman

Bail has been set at $7 million for a Steger man who wanted his daughter dead.

2011/10/16

Former Chicago Police Officer Jerome Finnigan (Credit: Chicago Police Dept.)

Ringleader Of Disgraced SOS Cops Gets 12 Years

The alleged ringleader of a group of corrupt Chicago police officers was sentenced to 12 years in prison for ordering a hit on another officer, because he believed the officer was cooperating with a federal investigation of their illegal activities.

CBS Chicago–2011/09/08

Michael Carlson

Jail Inmate Charged With Trying To Hire Hitman

A man from south suburban Worth has been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill a female acquaintance, while in the Cook County Jail.

CBS Chicago–2011/03/18

Mikhail "Mike" Gelzin

Cops: Jail Inmate Orders Hit On Woman He Harassed

A Buffalo Grove man just weeks away from completing a short jail sentence for domestic violence-related charges was ordered held on $1 million bond Saturday, after he attempted to arrange for the murder of his victim.

2011/01/22

Brooks Kellogg

Trial Date Set For Developer Indicted In Murder-For-Hire Scheme

A trial date in Denver has been set for a north suburban businessman indicted Wednesday in an alleged murder-for-hire plot unraveled by his mistress.

2010/11/09

Brooks Kellogg

Murder-For-Hire Suspect Indicted

A businessman was indicted following his arrest in Denver last month in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.

2010/11/04

Brooks Kellogg

Man Accused In Murder-For-Hire Plot In Court

A federal judge in Denver has decided there’s enough evidence to pursue the case against a 72-year-old real estate developer accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill a business associate.

2010/11/02

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