Undercover colleague helped nab suspect in bizarre case
(MCT) — CHICAGO — Steven Manning trusted “Individual A” with virtually every gruesome detail of an alleged plot to kidnap a Chicago-area businessman, extort him of cash and real estate, then kill him, according to federal charges.
Undercover recordings captured Manning, an ex-police officer and former death row inmate, allegedly chatting amiably with Individual A about everything from torture techniques to the equipment they would need to dismember the victim.
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