Man arrested in Tennessee after applying on fake site “RentAHitman.com”

On April 13, a 21-year-old man was arrested in the US state of Tennessee by the FBI after applying on the fake site “Louezuntueur.com”, which allows the authorities to obtain information on possible murders. .

Unsuccessful job search. Josiah Garcia, a 21-year-old American, was arrested on April 13 in Tennessee. He is accused of having applied on the site “RentAHitman.com” (“Louezuntueur.com” in French), a false platform allowing the authorities to obtain information on possible murderers.

This former soldier was looking for a job to support his future child. When making contact with a fake “field coordinator”, Josiah Garcia indicated, according to the Washington Postthat he was ready to torture people and cut off fingers or ears.

His arrest took place during a meeting with an agent in a park, when he was to receive information on his alleged “target” to be eliminated.

A risk of 10 years in prison

During his interrogation, Josiah Garcia indicated that he had received a job offer in the medical center of Nashville and that he thus considered taking this position and giving up the idea of ​​becoming a killer.

If found guilty, the young man faces up to 10 years in prison, according to a press release from the federal office in charge of the investigation.

The website was created by Bob Innes in 2005, who initially wanted to start a business specializing in cybersecurity. Faced with the failure of his project, the latter decided to keep the URL and to launch a “parody” site following the explosion in the number of emails requesting professional killers.