Man tried to hire assassin, pin murder on cat

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Man tried to hire assassin, pin murder on cat
Federal investigators helped by a conscientious paroled killer say they foiled a plot to abduct, extort and electrocute a wealthy man in a scheme they say borrowed elements from a television show and sought to blame the killing on the planned victim's cat.
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Possible human foot washes ashore on B.C. coast
A boot containing the apparent remains of a human foot have washed ashore on Vancouver's coast.
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Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dead at 60
Robert Hegyes, the Jersey-born actor who played Jewish Puerto Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s classic "Welcome Back Kotter," died from an apparent heart attack.
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Cocaine mistakenly sent to UN headquarters
A 16kg consignment of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost has turned up in an unlikely place - the United Nations in New York.
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Terry Jones says Monty Pythons will reunite for film
The surviving members of Monty Python's Flying Circus are set to reunite for another film, Terry Jones has confirmed.
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'My boob implants swelled to the size of my head... then EXPLODED!'
'My boob implants swelled to the size of my head... then EXPLODED!' says actress who appeared in Corrie and Hollyoaks
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Corpse 'wakes up' before funeral pyre
An Indian woman narrowly escaped being burned alive after doctors wrongly declared her dead and relatives prepared her funeral pyre.
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College student studying criminal justice steals 79-cent doughnut, pays $200 fine
A 19-year-old Northwest College student who is studying criminal justice has agreed to pay a $200 fine for allegedly stealing a 79-cent doughnut.
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Pat Sajak says he and Vanna White got drunk before 'Wheel of Fortune' tapings back in the day
Pat Sajak admits that in the early days of "Wheel of Fortune" he and Vanna White would knock back a few during breaks.
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Bidders fight to own Homer Simpson-shaped glue blob on eBay
Christopher Herbert says he could not believe it when Simpsons fans started bidding for his bit of dried glue that bears a resemblance to Homer Simpson.
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Preschool worker 'locked children in the dryer'
A former pre-school employee in Borås in western Sweden is facing charges of molestation for a series of offences, including punishing young children by locking them in a drying cupboard and pulling their hair.
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Elephant fitted with contact lens
A 45-year old Asian elephant in Amsterdam's Artis Zoo has become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens.
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Unidentified haggis causes security meltdown in Scottish railway station
British Transport Police were called to a train station in Inverness, Scotland, after worried railway staff identified a model haggis dressed in a tartan kilt as a possible security threat.
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Team Pants And Bra Hit The Streets Of London
Runners run over Tower Bridge during the Team Pants And Bra photcalll on January 26, 2012 in London, England. Team Pants and Bra sprinted through central London this morning, encouraging fellow runners to join TeamPB and proudly wear pants and bras for the Virgin London Marathon in April, representing The Prostate Cancer Charity and Breast Cancer Care.
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Stolen World War II rescue fishing boat to be returned
A fishing boat stolen for a dramatic escape during World War II is to be returned to Norway from Scotland.
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The ghost at the window: Dead owner 'returns to haunt' builders demolishing her beloved guesthouse
Frances Grimshaw would stand for hours at the guest house window awaiting visitors and taking bookings on the phone
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Inmate arrested...for refusing to leave Ariz. jail
The northern Arizona inmate has been charged with trespassing, after he refused to leave the Coconino County lockup.
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Hooked on chicken nuggets: Girl, 17, who has eaten nothing else since age TWO rushed to hospital after collapsing
Only other food she eats regularly are fries
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