Michigan Woman Uses Fake Rent-a-Hitman Website To Have Ex Killed

Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 6 p.m.

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Wendy Wein wanted her ex-husband dead, and she thought the \\u201cRent-A-Hitman\\u201d website would help her out. It helped her into a jail cell. The site is fake and there\'s all kinds of red flags on the web page pointing it out. The Michigan woman originally used a pseudonym as she placed her inquiry, but gave her real contact information when she made a \\u201cservice request.\\u201d The website owner contacted Michigan State Police with the information. An undercover detective contacted Wein, posing as a representative of the website, then met with her at a cafe.That\'s where Wein told the detective she wanted her former husband killed. Wein handed over her ex\'s home and work addresses, and his work schedule. Wein said she\\u2019d pay $5,000 for the hit and at a second meeting made a $200 down payment. Wein pled guilt to solicitation of murder and using a computer to commit a crime.



Joining Nancy Grace today:

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  • Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC, Twitter @TroySlaten\\xa0
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  • Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"
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  • Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan"
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  • Jessica Dupnack - Reporter, FOX 2 News, WBJK (Detroit), Instagram: @JessicaDupnack, Twitter @JDupnackFOX2
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