Out of the Picture: A Story of Murder for Hire

It takes a special kind of narcissism to feel entitled to murder
somebody. Especially when the motive is just to get them out of
your way, because they’re inconveniencing you. And it takes an even
bigger ego to decide that you’re not gonna do your dirty work
yourself—you’re gonna outsource it instead. We’ve seen plenty of
murder for hire schemes before on this show, and as you’ve probably
noticed, they don’t tend to go real well. And you usually find, at
their center, a person so self-involved that they view the world as
their own personal chessboard to manipulate as they choose. What’s
unusual about this week’s story is that it involves not one of
these narcissistic little gremlins—but two. It offers us a
tantalizing peek at what happens when two people get together to
bring out each other’s darkest desires. Join us for the bizarre
story of Drs. Leon Jacob and Valerie McDaniel, who conspired
together to murder their exes. Although the plan was to eliminate
two people, only one life was ultimately lost, and it's probably
not the one you're expecting.

CWs: Suicide, domestic violence

Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/operation-murder-1/#x
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000375791_01/e01627d5-a717-34b3-8a7e-f64ffb972d60?paused=true

https://abcnews.go.com/US/happened-bizarre-murder-hire-plot-led-veterinarians-suicide/story?id=54092867

https://www.chron.com/news/article/Failed-Houston-doctor-Leon-Jacob-sentenced-to-12781963.php

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/leon-jacob-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-murder-for-hire-case

https://abc13.com/murder-for-hire-trial-case-plot-leon-jacob/3263581/

https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2017/03/21/Leon%20Jacob%20Youngstown%20Hospital%201_9189482_ver1.0.pdf

https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2017/03/21/Leon%20Jacob%20Ohio%20Burglary%203_9189481_ver1.0.pdf

https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2017/03/21/Leon%20Jacob%20Divorce%204_9189477_ver1.0.pdf

https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2017/03/21/Leon%20Jacob%20Harris%20County%20Assault%20Case%207_9189478_ver1.0.pdf


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