Woman angry at man sought a hitman over the dark web to shoot him at work, US feds say

Ritenour is accused of visiting a website that advertises murder-for-hire services, prosecutors say. — Photo by Mohammad Rahmani on Unsplash

A woman went on the dark web looking to hire a hitman “for a simple quick job”, US federal prosecutors said.

Now, she could go to prison after being accused of paying in Bitcoin, a virtual currency, to have a man shot and killed at his workplace, a department store in central Virginia, court docs show. Ultimately, the plot was unsuccessful.