A Florida man tried to hire a hitman to murder his ex and pin her death on Black Lives Matter

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Adam Weinstein
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"Slater told the associate to spray paint the house with the words 'Black Lives Matter' so members of the social movement would be blamed.
Slater’s associate, then working as an FBI informant, was wearing a wire the whole time."

A Florida man tried to hire a hitman to murder his ex and pin her death on Black Lives Matter, feds...
Daniel Slater told an associate to spray paint the house with the words “Black Lives Matter” so members of the social movement would be blamed for the crime, court documents say.
washingtonpost.com
9:00 AM · Jul 13, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/13/daniel-slater-murder-plot-blm/

Daniel Slater, 51, of Jupiter, Fla., wanted his ex-girlfriend killed, along with the woman’s sister and brother-in-law, whom he blamed for sabotaging the couple’s relationship, court documents state. Slater believed he had found someone to carry out the job and instructed them to spray paint “Black Lives Matter” at the scene of the crime, according to investigators. Slater devised the plan as protests erupted across the country last year in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

The person Slater was trying to hire, though, turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.

Now Slater, who was indicted in June 2020 within days of trying to launch the plot, could serve up to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty last week to murder-for-hire in a deal in which federal prosecutors dropped several other charges against him.

Both sides agreed he should serve the maximum 10 years, although a judge will formally sentence him at a future hearing. His attorney declined to comment on the case.

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[underpants]

1. Darn! and he was this close to pulling off this masterfully conceived plan

This close

[magicarpet]

2. What a sweetheart,.... Is it right to call him an "insignificant other" ?

[BradAllison]

3. "No no no, wait!!!!"

"I gotta better idea, spray paint JOE BIDEN!!!!! WEEEEE Doggie I'm a criminal mastermind!!!!!"

[Dream Girl]

5. No! They should have spray painted "Antifa!"

[Jim__]

4. Florida man

Daniel Slater, 51, admitted to hiring what he believed to be a hitman to kill his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and her sister and brother-in-law who he thought was responsible for ruining their relationship, the Palm Beach Post reported.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. This Guy Had A Girlfriend?

Especially a girlfriend easily young enough to be his daughter.
He's obviously a creepy dude, even before he decided on a murder for revenge plan was fomented.

[Chainfire]

6. So, how would you go about recruiting a "hit man?"

Put an add in the paper? Ask your friends for a recommendation, try Craig's list? Would you ask the hit man for references? What is the going rate for a three-fer? I wouldn't know if I was getting ripped off or not. . I hate it when you hire an FBI informant to do a mass murder. (you just can't trust anyone any more) Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.

The BLM part was a nice touch though...Reckon what kind of mind that came from?

My wife and I are re-watching all of the old Columbo's episodes. Columbo could solve that one without just one more question.