New York Man Planned to Feed Murder Victim's Remains to Hogs in Murder-For-Hire Plot

Jeal Sutherland, 57, was caught by an undercover FBI agent posing as a hog farmer

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Jeal Sutherland, 57, pled guilty to a murder-for-hire plot that involved feeding the victim's remains to hogs. Getty Images

An Albany man pleaded guilty to a murder-for-hire plot in which he planned to feed the victim's remains to hogs.

Jeal Sutherland, 57, pleaded guilty to the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, CBS News reported. The network reported that Sutherland tried to arrange the murder of a man who fathered a child with his ex-partner.

According to CBS, the man who was going to commit the murder owed Sutherland a debt, which Sutherland agreed to forgive in exchange for the killing. He also contacted a man who Sutherland believed was a hog farmer with plans to dispose of the body.

In reality, the hog farmer was an undercover FBI agent.

The Times-Union reported that Sutherland faces seven to nine years in prison. The plea agreement included details of the plan.

The newspaper reported that the plan involved offering the victim employment after he was released from prison. The man would then be killed and driven to the hog farm, where his remains would be devoured.

The van used in the caper was to be provided by a nun referred to in court documents as Sister-1 for $250. The pig farmer (who actually was an undercover FBI agent) would receive $1,000 and "a good bottle of bourbon," the newspaper reported.

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