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"
oxygen.com/murder-for-hire/crime-time/long-isl…
cnbc.com/2014/02/27/how-joseph-romano-went-fro…
Court papers: law.justia.com/cases/colorado/supreme-court/19…
New York Times: nytimes.com/2014/04/15/nyregion/inmate-gets-li…

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