Man accused in bizarre murder-for-hire plot planned to put blame on cat

A convict with a conscience helped the feds unravel a murder-for-hire plot that involved a carjacking and electrocution by cat, according to federal court records.

It also included the suspect's ex-stripper wife being used as bait.



Brett L. Nash, 45, of 43 Shirlwin Drive in Granite City, was arraigned in federal court on Tuesday on charges of interference of commerce by threats of violence. Charges state he recruited an unidentified friend to "help in robbing an old man" who Nash intended to lure with his wife, carjack, hold hostage while the victim wrote cheques and then murder.

Nash planned to put the victim in a Jacuzzi and electrocute him by throwing in a radio, court records state. They planned to toss the cat in the water to make it appear the cat knocked in the radio. The plot came apart when Nash's unnamed friend told FBI agent Nick Manns that "he did not want the intended victim killed."

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