The month of February has been a busy one for the Craigslist website. While we won’t focus on the actual company, we will focus on the “unique” activities of one of its users, a woman named Ann Marie Linscott.
Linscott, who is 48 years of age, posted multiple advertisements (a total of two) on the Craigslist website in November of 2007. She posted that she needed a “Freelancer” and that the price was $5,000 (United States Dollars). Many of the people who replied to the post (at least three confirmed responses) believed that the advertisement was for a freelance writing opportunity. Instead, they found out that the woman was trying to find an assassin to kill her romantic rival. Linscott had been involved with the husband of this potential victim, Carol, and she apparently wanted Carol taken out of the equation. All of this information comes from the FBI agent who was assigned to this particular case.
Ann Marie Linscott was arrested for her actions on January 24 in Grand Rapids, a city in Michigan. Due to her illegal actions, Linscott is currently facing murder-for-hire charges. She faces up to 30 years in prison along with a $750,000 fine for her Craigslist advertisement.