Murder-for-Hire Gone Hog Wild: Bourbon, Pigs & A Nun’s Van
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In what reads like a crime novel penned by Quentin Tarantino, Jeal Sutherland’s murder-for-hire plot had it all: pigs, a nun, a dead goose with a threatening note, and a bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon. The 57-year-old New York man has now pleaded guilty to attempting to have his romantic rival killed and fed to hogs—seriously.
Federal prosecutors revealed a dizzying list of absurdities and chilling details, including an FBI informant who played along, recorded everything, and even joked about renting a van from a nun. Sutherland wanted his rival “gone,” and he wanted it done dirty—first a beating, then disposal at a Pennsylvania pig farm. The price? $1,450, an E-ZPass, and top-shelf bourbon.
But this wasn’t just deranged fantasy. Sutherland paid the money. The FBI had the receipts. And now, he faces up to 10 years behind bars.
This episode dissects the psychology of control, delusion, and desperation behind the plot—why Sutherland orchestrated it, and how close he came to succeeding. It’s one of the most bizarre murder-for-hire cases in recent memory, and yet it could’ve ended in a gruesome tragedy.
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| 1:06.0 | The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front? |
| 1:10.3 | Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off. |
| 1:12.5 | The night will be wild and untamed. |
| 1:16.1 | Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin. |
| 1:22.3 | By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon. |
| 1:24.6 | Not in the mood for miserable weather? |
| 1:27.1 | Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. Sun Express, nonstop sunshine. |
| 1:31.6 | If you're fascinated by True Crime, then join us in June 2025 for CrimeCon London. Meet the biggest |
| 1:38.3 | names in True Crime TV, experience live forensic demonstrations, and dive deep into the criminal mind with your favourite authors, |
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