Michigan Woman Hires Someone to Kill Her Ex-Husband, She Gets a Big Surprise

Author Anne Erickson

November 17th, 2021 1:08 PM

This is probably one of the craziest stories you’ll read all week. It kind of reminds me of Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying’s incident getting, er, caught trying to hire a hitman to get rid of his wife.

A Michigan woman from South Rockford has pleaded guilty after she allegedly used a fake website to try and hire someone to kill her former husband. Wendy Lynn Wein, 52, unknowingly used a fake website called “Rent-A-Hitman” to try to have her ex-husband murdered. Surprise! We can’t make this stuff up, kids.

As Fox News reports, the woman put in a service request on the website last year stating she wanted her former husband dead because he stole money from her.

“Wein met with the detective, giving him relevant information about her ex’s habits and paid him a $200 down payment for the hit and a promise of $5,000 in total,” Fox News reports.

She’s in deep trouble, too, as Wein could face nine years in prison on charges of solicitation of murder and using a computer to commit a crime, according to Fox.

Weird Michigan Laws You Won’t Believe:

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• You can’t sell a car on a Sunday

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  A Michigan law put into place in 1953 states that, "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying, selling, trading or exchanging new, used or second-hand motor vehicles or offering to buy, sell, trade or exchange, or participate in the negotiation thereof, or attempt to buy, sell, trade or exchange any motor vehicle or interest therein, or of any written instrument pertaining thereto, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

• You can’t “seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl”

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  According to Michigan law, "No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl. Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars; but no prosecution shall be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time of committing the offense." This law was put into place in 1931. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
• You can’t commit adultery

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  A Michigan law passed in 1931 states, "Any person who shall commit adultery shall be guilty of a felony; and when the crime is committed between a married woman and a man who is unmarried, the man shall be guilty of adultery, and liable to the same punishment." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

• You can’t “willfully destroy” your radio in Detroit

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  I have to say that we like this one, since we're a radio station. According to a law in Detroit, "Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited." (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

• Train

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  Just Think 47 hours you could be in Miami (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

• You can’t sell a car on a Sunday

  Share

  A Michigan law put into place in 1953 states that, "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying, selling, trading or exchanging new, used or second-hand motor vehicles or offering to buy, sell, trade or exchange, or participate in the negotiation thereof, or attempt to buy, sell, trade or exchange any motor vehicle or interest therein, or of any written instrument pertaining thereto, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

• You can’t “seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl”

  Share

  According to Michigan law, "No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl. Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars; but no prosecution shall be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time of committing the offense." This law was put into place in 1931. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
• You can’t commit adultery

  Share

  A Michigan law passed in 1931 states, "Any person who shall commit adultery shall be guilty of a felony; and when the crime is committed between a married woman and a man who is unmarried, the man shall be guilty of adultery, and liable to the same punishment." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

• You can’t “willfully destroy” your radio in Detroit

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  I have to say that we like this one, since we're a radio station. According to a law in Detroit, "Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited." (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

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