By COURTNEY ADELMAN<\/p>\n
A couple in Houston allegedly hired a hit man to kill their ex-partners. Talk about a fun couple activity.<\/p>\n
The hit man was an undercover police officer posing as a hit man.<\/p>\n
On Monday, a judge set bail at $50,000 for 48-year-old Valerie Busick McDaniel. He denied bail for 39-year-old Leon Philip Jacob who was already on bail for assaulting and stalking his ex-girlfriend. He and McDaniel were both arrested on Friday.<\/p>\n
The couple remained in jail for the whole weekend and will stay much longer in jail if convicted.<\/p>\n
The Miami Herald<\/em> reported this week that “the couple are charged with solicitation of capital murder. Prosecutors say McDaniel wanted her ex-husband killed, while Jacob sought to have his ex-girlfriend kidnapped and later killed to prevent her from testifying against him in the assault case.”<\/p>\n Investigators with Harris County District Attorney’s Office Special Crimes Bureau had found out that Jacob had already planned to kill his ex-girlfriend and was willing to pay someone $10,000 to do it.<\/p>\n The undercover cop who was posing as a hit man met with Jacob and during the meeting, McDaniel came in and said she would also pay $10,000 for the hit man to kill her husband.<\/p>\n This is crazy to hear. People hear horrible stories about relationships, but not necessarily to the extent of killing a previous partner.<\/p>\n It is very interesting that this case has news media coverage in Miami because it occurred in Texas.<\/p>\n However, this is a unique case that has a lot of issues with it. It could even be noted as a semi-famous case because it deals with so many issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By COURTNEY ADELMAN A couple in Houston allegedly hired a hit man to kill their ex-partners. Talk about a fun couple activity. The hit man was an undercover police officer posing as a hit man. On Monday, a judge set … Continue reading