Tag: Murder-for-Hire

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
⏱ 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
⏱ 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,…
