Husband of victim’s girlfriend charged in murder-for-hire scheme in Collinsville
MADISON COUNTY — Almost a week after a Collinsville woman was shot dead while warming up her car, authorities on Monday charged the husband of her girlfriend in a $10,000 murder-for-hire scheme. Sammy J. Shafer Jr., 36, of Caseyville, was charged with first-degree murder and soliciting the murder. Authorities also charged two others in the crime.
Collinsville murder-for-hire suspects denied pre-trial releases
Three men charged in what prosecutors are calling a murder-for-hire appeared in court for the first time Tuesday afternoon.
Caseyville businessman accused of hiring hitman to kill wife’s girlfriend in Collinsville
He called and said if I won’t be with him he’s going to do anything in his power to keep the kids away from me,” his wife stated in a request for an order of protection last year.
Three charged in murder-for-hire plot of Collinsville woman
Three individuals face charges in the murder-for-hire of Portia Rowland, who was shot outside her home in Collinsville.
Man's $10K murder-for-hire plan revealed in Collinsville killing of wife's girlfriend
The Madison County State's Attorney filed charges against three suspects in the suspected murder-for-hire scheme on Monday morning.
Major Case Squad arrests three suspects in murder of Collinsville woman outside home
We still have a lot of leads to follow up on and a lot of work that we’re still doing,” a lead investigator said.
Husband of victim's girlfriend arrested in Collinsville murder case
The Major Case Squad plans to seek charges against three men Monday, one of whom is married to the victim's girlfriend.
Charges filed in murder-for-hire plot that left Collinsville woman dead
Three people are facing charges in the shooting death of Portia Rowland. Rowland, 32, was shot and killed on the morning of Tuesday, January 21. Investigators said she was warming up her car outside her home on Olive Street when she was fatally shot.
High-profile attorney represents man charged in Collinsville murder-for-hire case
He’s the best son you could ever imagine,” the suspect’s father said after a hearing in Madison County Circuit Court.
Collinsville murder-for-hire suspects appear in court
Two of three suspects accused in a murder-for-hire scheme that left a woman dead in Collinsville appeared in court Tuesday.
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