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by q1w2 1306 days ago
He was not charged with murder because the attempt was intercepted by the police and did not occur.

The messages he wrote soliciting the contract murder were submitted as evidence as facts in the case against him and weighed heavily in his sentencing.

I don't understand why people want this guy free besides early-crypto-nostalgia.

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Attempting murder is still illegal and carries a heavy sentence.

I don't want him free personally, I just want him freed on the drug charges and tried separately for the murder charges