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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

• New lawyer seeks retrial for Steele

  August 12, 2011 in City on Page A7 The recently disbarred lawyer who defended North Idaho attorney Edgar Steele at his murder-for-hire trial said in a motion seeking a new trial for Steele that he acted ineffectively because … 5

• 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

• Convicted attorney threatens suit over book policy

  May 26, 2011 in News, Idaho A North Idaho attorney convicted by a federal jury for his role in a plot to kill his wife has filed a tort claim against Bonner County, alleging the jail’s … 7

• Steele hitman sentenced

  May 12, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A handyman hired by a North Idaho lawyer to kill his wife was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison for an explosive device he strapped to the intended victim’s … 2

• 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

• Near-victim takes devotion to a whole new reality

    May 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele, former Aryan Nations shyster, was found guilty late last week of hiring some thug to blow his wife, Cyndi, (and her mother) to smithereens. Can’t say I didn’t … 17

• Huckleberries: He didn’t exactly Steele my heart

  May 8, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 As a reporter assigned to cover the human-rights movement in Kootenai County back in the day, I dealt with racists, too. One gave me a swastika tiepin. Another crashed his … 4

• Edgar Steele guilty on all counts

    May 5, 2011 in News, Idaho A jury of 11 women and 1 man convicted Edgar Steele of hiring a hitman-turned-FBI-informant to kill his wife and mother in law. 37

• 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

• Judge says Steele witness unreliable

  April 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Edgar Steele’s defense won’t be able to call two expert witnesses it lined up to question the authenticity of FBI tapes of Steele talking about an alleged murder-for-hire … 2

• Setback for Steele’s bid to challenge FBI tapes

  April 21, 2011 in Idaho Edgar Steele’s defense won’t be able to call two expert witnesses it lined up to question the authenticity of FBI tapes of Steele talking with Larry Fairfax about an alleged … 5

• Edgar Steele trial drew volunteer jurors

  April 20, 2011 in Idaho BOISE - When a federal court prepared to select a jury in Coeur d’Alene last month to try former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele on charges including murder for hire, … 5

• 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

• Murder-for-hire suspect wants trial moved to Wyoming

  February 24, 2011 in News, Idaho Edgar Steele’s lawyers want his murder-for-hire trial moved to Wyoming. 4

• 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

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