Tag: Murder-for-Hire

  • Matthew R. Alsup, Murder-for-hire, Ohio 2025

    Matthew R. Alsup, Murder-for-hire, Ohio 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read Matthew R. Alsup, a 52-year-old man from Dexter, Missouri, tried to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife in Ohio. In early August 2025, Alsup traveled to Mississippi to recruit a former tenant to carry out the hit. He wanted his wife dead because she planned to file for divorce.…

  • Daniel Sikkema, Murder, New York 2026

    Daniel Sikkema, Murder, New York 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Daniel Sikkema, a man in the midst of a contentious divorce, hired a hitman to kill his husband in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Using a burner phone, Sikkema callously ordered the murder, but his efforts to evade detection were thwarted by the FBI. The killing occurred during the couple’s divorce proceedings,…

  • Xin Guang Guo, Murder for Hire, Pennsylvania 2025

    Xin Guang Guo, Murder for Hire, Pennsylvania 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read A North Carolina man tried to hire hitmen in Philly to kill his former business partner and his partner’s paramour for a cool $30,000. Xin Guang Guo, 48, of Plymouth, NC, wanted the two people dead, and was willing to pay top dollar for the hit. Related Federal Cases John Doe,…