买凶杀害母亲案枪手被判30年：圣路易斯县女子2023年遭枪杀，雇凶者系其子、为15万美元保单
美国司法部密苏里州东区联邦检察官办公室10月21日宣布，买凶杀人案枪手 Eric Washington（47岁，住 Jennings）当天被判30年联邦监禁。2023年7月6日，他在 St. Louis 多次枪击 Andreaia Worthem，致其死亡；雇他行凶的是受害人的儿子 Andrew C. Hubbard，图谋一笔15万美元的人寿保险赔付。
据检方此前公布的认罪协议，Hubbard 于2019年4月为母亲 Andreaia Worthem 投保15万美元保单。2023年6月前后，他起意杀母骗保：原计划用掺入致命剂量芬太尼或海洛因的可卡因下毒，并向同谋 Kim Alexis Mosley 承诺事成付5万美元；随后他找表亲 Washington 递送毒品，开价1万美元。
2023年7月6日晚约10时，Washington 从 Worthem 位于圣路易斯县的家中接走她，开车到 St. Louis 后多次向她开枪，把遗体留在 Kennerly Avenue 4400街区的一条小巷里。晚11时许，他打电话告诉 Hubbard：「办完了。」事后 Hubbard 只付给 Washington 450美元现金，外加可卡因与大麻；Washington 因迟迟拿不到承诺的1万美元，径直打电话向保险公司询问赔付，自称「替 Hubbard 干过活、对方欠他钱」。
三人此前均已认罪：Washington 于今年7月承认一项共谋买凶杀人并致人受伤罪名，Hubbard 于6月承认共谋买凶杀人与买凶杀人两项罪名、定于12月1日量刑，Mosley 于9月认罪、定于明年1月20日量刑。案件由 St. Louis 大都会警察局与联邦调查局 FBI 调查，助理联邦检察官 Matt Martin 负责起诉。
Shooter in St. Louis Murder-for-Hire Sentenced to 30 Years: Son Hired Him to Kill His Mother for a $150,000 Insurance Policy
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced on October 21 that Eric Washington, 47, of Jennings, the shooter in a murder-for-hire plot, was sentenced that day to 30 years in federal prison. On July 6, 2023, Washington shot Andreaia Worthem multiple times in St. Louis, killing her. The man who hired him was the victim's son, Andrew C. Hubbard, who sought the proceeds of a $150,000 life insurance policy.
According to the plea agreements previously released by prosecutors, Hubbard applied for a $150,000 insurance policy for his mother, Andreaia Worthem, in April 2019. Around June 2023, he hatched a plan to kill her for the insurance proceeds, initially intending to use cocaine spiked with a lethal dose of fentanyl or heroin, and promised co-conspirator Kim Alexis Mosley $50,000 if the plan succeeded. He then asked his cousin Washington to deliver the drugs, offering $10,000.
Around 10 p.m. on July 6, 2023, Washington picked up Worthem from her home in St. Louis County and drove her to St. Louis, where he shot her multiple times and left her body in an alley in the 4400 block of Kennerly Avenue. Just after 11 p.m., he called Hubbard and said, “It's done.” Hubbard ultimately paid Washington only $450 in cash plus cocaine and marijuana. Impatient over the promised $10,000, Washington later called the insurance company to ask about the proceeds, saying he had “done some work” for Hubbard, who owed him money.
All three defendants previously pleaded guilty: Washington pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire resulting in personal injury; Hubbard pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 1; Mosley pleaded guilty in September and is scheduled to be sentenced on January 20. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Martin is prosecuting it.
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图片来源：图：位于 St. Louis 的 Thomas F. Eagleton 联邦法院（本案审理法院，资料图）。美国密苏里州东区联邦地区法院，公共领域，取自维基共享资源。Photo: The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis (file photo). U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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