Cape Coral Man Accused of Insane Murder For Hire Scheme
Meet Tristan Gendron, a 23-year-old resident of Cape Coral who’s accused of trying to hire someone to Murder his girlfriend. But before we dive into the details of this murder-for-hire scheme, let’s just take a moment to appreciate the sheer audacity of it all.
You see, Tristan thought he had it all figured out. If his girlfriend was dead, his charges would be dropped, simple as that. So he sent letters to one Wade Wilson, a man with a reputation. He’s an accused murderer. Gendron was asking him to do his dirty work. The letters even contained secret codes to retrieve $200,000 from Tristan’s father’s funeral home as payment for the hit. But wait, it gets even better – Tristan wanted the murder to look like an overdose, so he asked Wilson to purchase drugs to “hot shot” the victim.
However, According to NBC2, things didn’t quite go according to plan for our hapless protagonist. You see, Wade Wilson is no ordinary accused murderer. He’s a got conscience ya know? Once he got wind of Tristan’s plan, He took action. Wilson sent the letters straight to the State Attorney’s Office, and Tristan was arrested on February 1st.
And so, Tristan finds himself in the Lee County jail, charged with Criminal Solicitation First-Degree Felony (murder), and with a girlfriend who’s very much alive and well. What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. It seems Tristan’s plan has come undone, and now he’s paying the price for his ill-conceived murder-for-hire scheme.
In conclusion, folks, if you’re thinking of hiring a hitman, make sure you choose one who won’t turn you in to the authorities. And if you’re thinking of committing a crime, remember: crime doesn’t pay…unless you’re the one doing the arresting.