EP. 80 — Rent-A-Hitman Dot Con with Jamie Lee

What’s poppin, con-gregation? Jamie Lee joins the show to discuss an IT help website that accidentally turns into the go-to URL for people seeking murder for hire. Plus, a 50 year old man tricks twitter followers using FaceApp! Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

SOURCES

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rent-a-hitman-wendy-wein-murder-for-hire-sting-operation-1066756/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/it-expert-bob-innes-rent-a-hitman-murder-13086065.php

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5966845/DIY-detective-snared-string-killers.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g88m/viral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp

https://twitter.com/Kai_97R/status/1360039242882187264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1360039242882187264%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fy3g88m%2Fviral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp

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