A Knoxville woman has been handed an eight-year prison sentence after her unsuccessful attempt to use bitcoin to hire a hitman resulted in her arrest and conviction. Melody Sasser utilized the dark web to orchestrate the murder of an Alabama resident, paying nearly $10,000 in cryptocurrency to make it look like an accident. However, law enforcement discovered incriminating evidence within her home, leading to her downfall and subsequent sentencing. The woman’s failed bitcoin-fueled murder plot highlights the risks associated with utilizing illicit means for criminal activities.
Latest
Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison After Failed Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire Plot
By
Eleanor Ashworth — Editor-in-Chief
About the author · Editor-in-Chief
Eleanor Ashworth
Eleanor Ashworth is editor-in-chief at BTCNews. A Cambridge-trained journalist with 18 years across the Financial Times, Reuters and the Telegraph, she joined the crypto beat in 2017 after covering the Bank of England and HM Treasury. She holds the SABEW Best in Business award (2022) and was shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards (2023). At BTCNews she sets the editorial line for Bitcoin and macro markets coverage, with a focus on institutional adoption, regulation and central-bank policy. Based in London.