The bitter winds of Detroit whisper tales of disappeared souls. In the city's labyrinthine streets, where shadows dance, secrets surface. A palpable tension hangs in the air, a lingering reminder that some things are better left hidden. Stories of quiet solutions and clandestine disappearances have become as familiar as the rust on abandoned cars.

A man from La Cañada Flintridge will expend the next 20 years in federal jail after a jury convicted him of a murder-for-hire plan and burning down an condominium complicated to push out small-cash flow inhabitants. There's also a disturbing number of clear "murder-for-hire" web sites giving hitman services in exchange for copyright for instance