http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/22/justice/ohio-anti-fur-plot-arrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

(CNN) -- A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat.

Meredith Lowell, 27, of Cleveland Heights, is accused of creating a phony Facebook profile with the intention of contacting a would-be killer, according to the affidavit filed in an Ohio district court.

Lowell allegedly posted on the social media website the following request: "I would like to create an online community on facebook which would allow me to find someone who is willing to kill someone who is wearing fur toward the end of October 2011 or early November 2011 or possibly in January 2012 or February 2012 at the latest."

An undercover FBI agent then contacted her, posing as a hit man after the agency subpoenaed Facebook to uncover details about her profile.

She then allegedly requested that the murder take place at a local library and that she be present so that she could then hand out documents about animal cruelty after the homicide.

"Bring a sharp knife that is at least 4 inches long, it should be sharp enough to stab someone with and/or to slit their throat to kill them," Lowell allegedly wrote in an e-mail, according to the affidavit.

The individual should be at least 12 years old, but "preferably 14 years or older," Lowell allegedly wrote.

"I want the person dead in less than 2 minutes (under 2 minutes or 1 minute or less would be better.)"

In April 2011, Lowell allegedly sent an e-mail to the Cleveland Heights Police Department in which she "indicated that she had been investigating the fur industry and believes the police should also conduct an investigation," according to the affidavit.

Lowell was arrested Tuesday by federal marshals and is awaiting a hearing.

Her attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.

 

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Someone should tell her that people are technically animals.

 

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Wow it wasn't even Florida it was Ohio.

 

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who wears furs?


little old ladies and rappers

 

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Some younger kids wear fake fur lined clothes. I am sure she would have liked to kill one of them too though.

 

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how much does the job pay?

 

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It pays a $50 gift certificate to the Whole Foods store.

 

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how would she even identify that the fur was real? or are we not allowed to wear plant fibers that look like fur? i really want to start publicly posting that i'm going to assassinate someone wearing fur and wait for people to contact me so i can tell them that bacon is delicious and pigs should be slaughtered for it. WINK WINK

 

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Wow.

 

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Ohio Teen Sentenced In Rape Of Child At McDonald's

CINCINNATI -- A 13-year-old boy who admitted raping a 5-year-old girl at a McDonald's play area in southwest Ohio has been sentenced to an inpatient treatment facility for at least six months.

The Hamilton County Juvenile Court administrator says the boy must successfully complete treatment before his release from the secured center. The judge on Tuesday also placed the teen on probation.

The boy last month entered the juvenile equivalent of a guilty plea to the rape charge in Cincinnati.

Authorities say the assault occurred Oct. 29 at a McDonald's in the Cincinnati suburb of Anderson Township. They say the girl's grandmother was nearby in the restaurant at the time.

The boy's parents brought him to authorities after a security camera photo of the suspect was released.

 

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