Three men are under investigation for allegedly plotting to castrate and kill Justin Bieber, said CNN.com. New Mexico police said last week that Dana Martin, a convicted child killer, had arranged from jail to pay for the 18-year-old singer and three other men to be castrated with hedge clippers, then strangled. One of the suspected hit men, Tanner Ruane, 23, was allegedly told he would be paid $2,500 for each testicle. Martin is reportedly obsessed with Bieber, and has a tattoo of him on his leg. He felt slighted, said police, when his letters to the pop star went unanswered. The alleged plot was uncovered after Ruane telephoned Martin in jail, and prison authorities listened in on the call.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Why some people remember dreams and others don'tUnder The Radar Age, attitude and weather all play a part in dream recall
-
The Week contest: Hotel sealPuzzles and Quizzes
-
New FBI Director Kash Patel could profit heavily from foreign interestsThe Explainer Patel holds more than $1 million in Chinese fashion company Shein
