Jail inmate accused of plotting to hire hitman to kill woman he claims was his wife
By Jon Schoenheider
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KEENE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A man at the Cheshire County Jail has been charged with plotting to kill a woman he claimed was his wife, along with her husband.
Edward LePore, 45, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder. He was arrested Tuesday after a weeks-long investigation. Police were unable to confirm LePore’s original address.
LePore was in jail for a probation violation when, according to court documents, he asked another inmate if he knew a hitman. He said the targets were a woman in Maine he claimed was his wife, as well as the man he said was her husband, investigators said.
He allegedly suggested that he would be able to pay $50,000 for each killing and fund the plot by selling his house and his mother’s business upon release.
The inmate in question reported the conversations to jail authorities, who notified Keene Police. Court documents say the inmate was recruited to help officers record conversations involving LePore.
Investigators said that when the woman in question was made aware of the plot to kill her, she said she was never married to LePore. According to her account, the two were friends while she was separated but still married and spent time together on multiple occasions.
She told police that she blocked LePore’s number months ago after he was arrested.
Keene police said LePore has a prior arrest record but could not specify the charges or convictions.
LePore will stay in jail on preventative detention until a probable cause hearing scheduled for Nov. 5.
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