Lust, Lies & Audiotape: Two Failed Murders for Hire

Most people love getting a peek behind a fellow human’s carefully
managed facade. We’re delighted when we see the local magistrate
gettin’ wrecked at a dive bar two towns over. We catch a glimpse of
our married coworker making out with a guy who’s not her husband
behind the building, and we can’t wait to tell somebody. We love a
hot mic moment, when a news anchor or politician drops the mask for
a second and acts like the flawed human they are. I think that’s
one of the reasons we love hit-man stings on this show. A recording
of somebody offering money in exchange for murder—it's the most
authentic peek behind the curtain you could possibly get. A person
making an inexplicable, evil choice, dropping the face they
normally show to the world to show the darkness underneath. This
week we have two cases for you: One where a career fraudster and
general snake in human form stays exactly true to his character,
and one where a respected member of the community does something
light-years out of hers.

Sources:
Oxygen's "Murder For Hire," episodes "Revenge! Revenge!" and "Wrong
Side of the Law"
CNBC's "American Greed," episode "A Con Man's Deadly Revenge"
https://www.oxygen.com/murder-for-hire/crime-time/long-island-inmate-joseph-romano-plot-murder-judge-prosecutor-bianco-gatz

https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/27/how-joseph-romano-went-from-million-dollar-coin-fraudster-to-hiring-a-hit-man.html

Court papers:
https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/supreme-court/1987/86sc254-0.html

New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/nyregion/inmate-gets-life-in-prison-for-plotting-to-behead-a-judge-and-a-prosecutor.html


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