Crime Library: Criminal Minds and Methods Murder for Hire "I
want the person to be dead in less than 2 minutes" An Ohio woman
is charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person
wearing fur. Federal authorites say animal rights activist
Meredith Lowell, 27, created a Facebook page under the alias
"Anne Lowery." On the page, investigators say, Lowell offered
between $830 and $850 for the hit. A member of the FBI began
emailing back and forth with Lowell, and she a allegedly offered
him $730 to kill a victim "preferably 14 years or older"
According to an FBI affidavit, Lowell wrote "You need to bring a
gun that has a silencer on it and that can be easily concealed
in your pants pocket or coat. ... If you do not want to risk the
possibility of getting caught with a gun before the job, bring a
sharp knife that is (at least) 4 inches long, it should be sharp
enough to stab someone and/or slit their throat to kill them. I
want the person to be dead in less than 2 minutes." The
affidavit also contains copie