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Date: 02-29-2020
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Case Number: 2:18-cr-00398-BLW
Judge: B. Lynn Winmill
Court: United States District Court for the District of Idaho (Kootenai County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Bryce Bland Ellsworth and Traci Jo Whelan
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Description: Coeur d'Alene, ID - The United States of America charged Katrina (Katie) Lynn Danforth with murder for hire.
Katrina (Katie) Lynn Danforth, 32, of Post Falls, Idaho, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for use of interstate commerce facilities in commission of murder for hire. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Danforth to pay a $1,000 fine and serve three years of supervised release following her prison sentence. Danforth pleaded guilty to the charge on August 6, 2019.
According to court records, Danforth admitted that in October 2018 she agreed to pay a “hitman” to murder someone. During October and November 2018, she met in person with the hitman, called him on the phone and mailed him a thank you card with a $2,500 cash down payment. The hitman was actually an undercover police officer and Danforth was arrested. At the sentencing hearing, the United States played a recording of Danforth’s conversation with the hitman. Danforth could be heard describing how she wanted to make sure the man was dead and his body was found. Danforth has remained in custody since her arrest in December 2018.
This case was investigated by the North Idaho Violent Crime Task Force (NIVCTF). The NIVCTF is a FBI sponsored task force comprised of law enforcement from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Post Falls Police Department, Idaho Department of Correction, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Outcome: Post Falls Women Sentenced to Ten Years for Murder for Hire Plot
JUDGMENT as to Katrina Lynn Danforth (1), Count(s) 1, 120 months imprisonment. 3 years supervised release. $100 special assessment. $1,000 fine.; Count(s) 2-5, Per Memorandum Decision and Order (Dkt. 43 ), Counts 2 through 5 are MERGED into Count One of the Indictment. (Notice sent to USP and USM). Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (ckh)
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