Agents say the witness and Steele first met in a horse barn on Steele's property in Sagle, Id., where Steele said he would pay the witness $100,000 after the murders were carried out and the insurance payment came through. The witness requested $400 up front to cover travel costs to Oregon City to carry out the murders. Steele paid the money, and planned out an alibi and contingency plans if only one of the women were killed. During a meeting on June 10, Steele told the witness he would call the next day when his wife left their house in the SUV. Steele insisted that the witness would only be paid after both women were dead and he was not considered a suspect. Steele said he insisted on a hit that looked like a car crash to ensure both women died because he "did not want to take care of a paraplegic"/Lindsay Chamberlain, KREM2. More here.

• Cutline: Local authorities conduct a search of the vehicle aftera pipe bomb was removed at the Fast Lane Quick Lube in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (SR Photo: Kathy Plonka)