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The FOX True Crime Podcast

Hiring a Killer: Inside Bob Innes’ Fake Hitman Site

The FOX True Crime Podcast

Fox News

True Crime

4.7826 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In 2005, Bob Innes bought a domain as an IT joke; now, it’s an FBI tool. Today, RentAHitman.com has become an accidental "early warning system" that has saved dozens of lives and led to numerous arrests. Bob shares the most chilling requests he’s received and how he coordinates with law enforcement to stop real-world tragedies before the trigger is pulled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Listen up.

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That means you.

0:01.6

Yes, you.

0:02.4

We know you're pointing at yourself.

0:21.1

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0:25.7

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0:28.6

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0:29.9

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0:39.4

It started as a joke, a parody website designed to mock the idea of hiring a hitman online. But what one man created for entertainment quickly became something far more disturbing.

0:46.4

Because instead of laughing, people started taking it seriously.

0:49.9

They filled out forms with real names, real addresses, and real motives for murder.

0:56.7

Some driven by revenge, others by money, custody battles, or just pure desperation.

1:04.1

And in one of those most shocking cases, a young mother allegedly tried to have her own

1:08.9

child killed. I'm Chandley Painter, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. I'm For more than a decade, what seemed like a dark corner of the Internet has become an unlikely

1:51.5

front line in preventing violence.

1:56.3

Because according to the man behind the site, people often reveal their intent online before they ever act on it in real life.

2:05.0

Joining me today to break down these digital confessions and how his website has helped stop potential killings before they happen is the creator of rentahitman.com.

2:20.2

Bob Innes. Thank you, Bob for joining me.

2:26.3

Thank you for having me. First of all, renta hitman.com. What was going through your mind when you first decided to come up with this website in the first place? Honestly, it started as a parody

2:31.5

and over-the-top website idea tied to an IT security. And I figured people

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