Cops: Philly Mom Hires Hit Man on Facebook

Pair arrested after 'friend' calls cops
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 15, 2011 1:56 AM CDT
Philadelphia Mom Eley London Arrested After Hiring Hit Man on Facebook
Eley London has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.   (YouTube)

Move over, boasting bank robbers—some new contenders for stupidest Facebook criminals have arrived. Police say Philadelphia mother Eley London, 20, sought and found a hit man on Facebook after an argument with her ex-boyfriend, reports the New York Daily News. "I will pay somebody a stack to kill my baby father," she posted on her profile.

Tim Bynum, 18, agreed to carry out the hit for $1,000, according to investigators. "Say no more ... what he look like? ... Where he be at?" asked the would-be assassin, who posted a photograph of himself holding a gun, say cops. The intended victim's aunt, whom London had apparently forgotten was among her Facebook friends and could read her messages, informed police and both conspirators were arrested. A handgun with the serial numbers removed was found at Bynum's home. "It's shocking that people are just so stupid," said a police lieutenant. (More Facebook stories.)

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