A Bridger Valley, Wyoming man was sentenced to life in prison after his lame and unsuccessful attempt at a murder-for-hire scheme on his ex-wife.

Source: https://kgab.com/ixp/961/p/possibly-the-dumbest-murder-for-hire-scheme-in-wyoming-history/

Smith was convicted for the 1988 murder, with an accomplice, of Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett in a murder-for-hire plot.

Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/11/alabama-sets-a-date-to-execute-a-death-row-inmate-by-nitrogen-gas-governor-says-a-method-never-used-in-the-us/

The murder-for-hire plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was revealed in a U.S. Federal Court indictment.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/us-says-alleged-murder-plotter-from-india-spoke-of-three-jobs-in-canada-7899463