Suspicious Coffee Smells Strange Every Day, Man Secretly Installs CCTV, Turns Out Wife Does This for Death Money

Dream - A woman named Melody Johnson has been accused of trying to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months.

The Arizona woman has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, attempted assault, and poisoning food or drink.

Court documents state that the suspect's husband, Roby Johnson, began to feel unwell from his coffee in March when he and Melody Johnson were stationed in Germany.

It is known that Roby Johnson serves in the US Air Force. Court documents state that the Johnson family still lives together with their children but is going through a divorce.

"When tested using testing strips in his teapot, a high level of chlorine was found," the document said, as quoted from 9news.com.

Suspicious of the strange smell of his coffee, Roby installed CCTV cameras inside the house. It was then that he saw his wife pouring an unknown substance into the coffee maker.

Johnson told investigators that he pretended to keep drinking coffee so that he could wait until they returned to the US to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base before filing a police report.

Upon arriving in the US, Roby Johnson said he used several hidden cameras for several days.

"At that time, he took bleach, poured it into a container, then walked and poured it into the coffee maker," said Roby.

Investigators said Roby Johnson believed his wife was trying to kill him to collect death benefits.

On these charges, Melody Johnson pleaded not guilty on Friday. She is being held in Pima County Jail awaiting her next court appearance on September 6.

Court records show that Johnson's bond was set at $250,000 or about IDR 3.8 billion.

Blindly Jealous of the Boss, This Woman Hires a Hitman to Kill Her Co-worker

Dream - Love can make someone blind. That's what happened to a woman named Whitney Franks. The 26-year-old woman hired a hitman to kill her co-worker who was in a relationship with their boss.

As reported by Oddity Central, Frank started working at Sports Direct store in Milton Keynes in 2015, a year after store manager James Prest took over the branch.

In 2016, the two of them started a romantic relationship. However, Prest was still married with two children. Their relationship initially went smoothly until a woman named Ruut Ruutna joined the store in 2017.

In 2018, Perst and Ruutna also started an affair, which was unacceptable to Frank. In the same year, she left the Milton Keynes store to join another Sports Direct branch in nearby Bletchley.

Court documents show that in 2020, James Perst frequently left his wife and two children to visit Ruutna's house. Whitney Franks was reportedly aware of this.

"I will give you the whole world, James. If you give me a chance, I think you will be the happiest person in your life. I really mean it," Whitney wrote in an email to Prest, showing that she still loved him years after leaving the Milton Keynes store.

The next day, the police were contacted by BBC investigative journalist Carl Miller, who had been researching the dark web. The website contained messages, including Ruut Ruutna's address in Milton Keynes, Facebook profile, and description.

"I am looking for the murder of a woman. I have £1,000 and I am willing to pay more. This woman has caused a lot of problems for me and others. Can you please help me solve this," read the message on the website. Franks did not deny writing the message.

The police searched for Ruutna and brought her to a safehouse for her own safety. Whitney Franks was arrested on September 10, 2020, and during interrogation admitted to posting an ad for a hitman on the dark web.

"In a police interview, she admitted to browsing the website in general, and a pop-up appeared, which she clicked and took her to the dark web. Her curiosity got the better of her and she offered drugs, weapons, and murder," the prosecutor wrote.

"She didn't believe such websites existed and thought it was definitely a scam. She wanted to check if it was a scam," the prosecutor continued.

The woman's explanation failed to convince the prosecutor. Instead, Franks' jealousy and obsession with James Perst drove her to pay someone to kill her love rival.

"They were not just co-workers but love rivals of James Perst, and both were involved in a relationship with him at the same time. They both knew James Perst had a partner and two children," the prosecutor said.

"They didn't care about that. They were more concerned and jealous of each other. They both knew that James Perst was not ready to leave his wife and their children," the prosecutor added. The trial of Whitney Franks is still ongoing as she continues to deny the murder charges.