Instead Of Getting A Divorce, She Hired A Hitman

In 2009, Dalia Dippolito was caught on video plotting to hire a hitman—actually an undercover police officer—to kill her husband, Michael. Police staged a fake crime scene and captured her shocked reaction on camera, which went viral. She was convicted in 2011, but after multiple appeals and retrials, her 2017 conviction sentenced her to 16 years in prison for solicitation of first-degree murder. Despite claiming it was a setup for a reality show, Dippolito remains in prison, her case a notable example of sensational true crime.