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• Murder-for-hire plot nets Steele 50-year term

  November 10, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Professing his innocence and blaming a vast government conspiracy, self-described “attorney for the damned” Edgar Steele was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison for a foiled murder-for-hire plot … 8

• Edgar Steele sentenced to 50 years for murder plot

  November 9, 2011 in News, City, Idaho Edgar Steele was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for a foiled murder-for-hire plot that targeted his wife and mother-in-law. 4

• Prosecutors seek to punish ‘heartless’ crimes

  November 9, 2011 in City on Page A7 A former North Idaho attorney convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his wife faces 50 years in prison when he’s sentenced today for what prosecutors call his “chillingly … 2

• Tried and convicted, Steele now has plenty to say

  June 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele is taking off the muzzle. He’s writing. Talking to the press. Setting the record straight. 7

• Pipe bomb planter sentenced in Steele murder-for-hire

  May 11, 2011 in Idaho A handyman hired by a North Idaho lawyer to kill his wife was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for an explosive device he strapped to the intended victim’s … 12

• Boise jury deliberating in Steele trial

  May 5, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – A jury of 11 women and one man will continue deliberating today in the case of a North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a man to kill his … 1

• Jury goes home in Steele murder-for-hire case

  May 4, 2011 in City, Idaho BOISE - A jury of 11 women and one man has begun deliberations in the case of a North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a man to kill his wife …

• Edgar Steele murder-for-hire trial wrapping up

  May 3, 2011 in Idaho Lawyers in the Edgar Steele murder-for-hire trial could give closing arguments as early as Wednesday. 1

• Edgar Steele a heavy user of dating website

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met …

• Steele’s wife says she’s not surprised by emails

  April 29, 2011 in Idaho BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met … 4

• Alleged victim defends man charged with trying to have her killed

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The alleged victim in a murder-for-hire plot supposedly hatched by her husband told jurors Thursday she knew he was talking to other women online but that it was …

• FBI told Steele wife died in car crash

  April 28, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The day Edgar Steele was arrested for an alleged murder plot against his wife and mother-in-law, investigators first told him his wife had died in a car crash … 1

• Visits between Steeles to continue in Boise

  April 13, 2011 in News, Idaho Regular visits between Edgar Steele and his wife, Cyndi Steele, will continue at the Ada County Jail in Boise, a federal judge ruled.

• Steele murder-for-hire trial moved to April in Boise

  March 7, 2011 in Idaho Trial for a North Idaho attorney accused of hiring someone to kill his wife has been postponed until late next month and will take place in Boise.

• Judge denies change-of-venue request for Steele trial

  February 25, 2011 in Idaho A federal judge in Idaho has denied a request by defense lawyers to move a murder-for-hire trial to Wyoming. 2

• Prosecutors say Steele sought ‘relationship’ with woman outside U.S.

  February 18, 2011 in City on Page A7 A North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife was involved with another woman who received a letter from him after his arrest, federal prosecutors … 1

• Judge rejects murder plot defendant’s bail request

    February 16, 2011 in Idaho A North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife remains jailed after a failed attempt by his lawyers to implement a $1 million bond. 2

• Huckleberries: Monster theories squished

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Last Monday began with a mystery on Strahorn Road near Lacey, a section that begins an uphill climb. Where a female driver reported that she saw something that looked like …

• Steele can meet with defendant husband

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 The wife of a North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring someone to kill her will be allowed to meet with her husband every week.

• Man who planted pipe bomb on car pleads guilty in deal

  October 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 An informant in a federal murder-for-hire case who planted a pipe bomb under the intended victim’s car pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges Thursday in Coeur d’Alene. Larry A. … 2

• Informant in Steele case pleads guilty to weapons charges

  October 7, 2010 in Idaho An informant in a federal murder-for-hire case who planted a pipe bomb under the intended victim’s car pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges Thursday in Coeur d’Alene. 2

• Cyndi Steele alleges conspiracy

  September 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 The wife of a North Idaho lawyer accused of plotting her murder said federal agents knew a pipe bomb was attached to her car before it was discovered at a … 5

• Intended victim of pipe bomb attack critical of plea bargain

  September 20, 2010 in News, Idaho The intended target of an alleged murder-for-hire plot criticized federal authorities today, saying the plea bargain being offered to the man who admits planting the pipe bomb under her car …

• Plea in North Idaho pipe bomb case postponed

  September 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of … 1

• Plea deal postponed in Idaho murder-for-hire plot

  September 7, 2010 in Idaho A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of … 3

• Federal case against Steele a sham, say supporters

  July 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 The reported target in an alleged murder-for-hire plot appears to be supporting the main suspect in the case – her husband, former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele. Cyndi Steele joined … 4

• Steele pleads not guilty to new charges

  July 28, 2010 in Idaho The reported victim in an alleged murder-for-hire plot appears to be supporting the main suspect in the case – her husband, former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar J. Steele. 2

• Feds add 3 charges in murder plot case

  July 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former lawyer for the Aryan Nations jailed in an alleged murder-for-hire plot is to appear in federal court in Coeur d’Alene next week on three additional charges, including allegations …