Illinois Man Charged in Fatal Love Triangle Setup, Community Reels from Murder-for-Hire Plot
Collinsville, IL – A sinister plot orchestrated by an Illinois man to kill his estranged wife’s partner has resulted in three arrests and shaken the local community. Sammy Shafer Jr., 36, has been charged with hiring a gunman to fatally shoot 32-year-old Portia Rowland outside her Collinsville home on January 21 as she prepared to leave for work. Authorities said Rowland was warming up her car when she was ambushed and shot, sparking a manhunt …