Murder-for-hire

Three suspects were found guilty during the murder-for-hire trial held in Iberville Parish. The case revolved around the death of Herman Harris, a 65-year-old resident of Maringouin.

Lindsay Shiver, a Georgia mother and beauty queen, faces Bahamian murder-for-hire charges after authorities allege she conspired with a Bahamian man to hire a hitman to kill her ex-NFL player husband. Her U.S. attorney argues Bahamian prosecutors lack jurisdiction due to evidence suggesting Shiver was in the U.S. on the day the alleged conspiracy occurred, not the Bahamas.

A judge may decide if Yella Beezy's lyrics can be used as evidence in a murder-for-hire trial involving two Dallas rappers. The case centers on whether the lyrics are relevant to the legal proceedings.

A Dallas judge will rule on whether rapper Yella Beezy's lyrics can be used as evidence in his capital murder trial for the 2020 murder-for-hire shooting of rival rapper MO3. The case centers on the admissibility of rap lyrics as evidence.

A suspect was arrested in a San Jose homicide that occurred June 27, 2016, after an international manhunt. Myung Kim, 31, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire case that resulted in a man being fatally shot.

An estranged husband, Brent Sikkema, was convicted of murder-for-hire in the killing of an art dealer. The incident occurred in New York City in 2007.

Daniel Sikkema, a mid-50s art dealer, was found guilty of murder-for-hire after plotting his ex-wife's death during a financially driven and bitter divorce and custody battle over their son. Prosecutors claimed he orchestrated the scheme out of desperation.

The U.S. Attorney's office announced the conviction of Daniel Sikkema for murder-for-hire, a serious federal crime involving plotting to kill someone in exchange for payment. This conviction represents a successful prosecution of a criminal conspiracy case by federal authorities.

A highway captain allegedly hired her Napa Valley lover to kill her husband during a contentious divorce, as revealed by her damning texts. The case involves a criminal investigation into the murder-for-hire plot.

Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, has pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire and conspiracy charges related to a plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City. The case also includes charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Gupta's guilty plea concludes a significant criminal investigation into the assassination plot.