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Roanoke Doctor Admitted He Tried To Hire A Killer

By Scott Sarvay
June 18, 2010 Updated Jul 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM EST ROANOKE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - A Roanoke doctor has admitted he tried to hire someone to kill his estranged wife and two other people. In a deal with federal prosecutors Dr. Lesley Scholl pleaded guilty illegally transferring a firearm silencer and possessing unregistered machine guns. Prosecutors say Scholl agreed to pay a man $200,000 for each of three killings - his estranged wife, her attorney and a doctor with whom he had an ongoing legal fight.
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