Billy Earl Johnson and John Franklin Howard

Over a two-year period, it is estimated that John had given more than $750,000 to Billy Earl Johnson to kill his wife. After seeing the lavish lifestyle that his uncle was living, Michael Speck moved to Texas to get in on the action. At this point, John was getting desperate, throwing money at whoever promised to get the job done. In the turn of events, Jason Rendine and his wife began extorting John with threats of blowing his cover. The plot fell apart when Dustin Hirom's received $24,000 from John on the 4th of July to track down Nancy for murder.