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Abington Murder For Hire

Friday, November 16, 2012

Abington Man Pleads Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case; Not to Murder Charges

Paul Ravi Vangore was arrested in November 2011 for an alleged plot to kidnap and kill a man who was ‘messing around’ with his wife, and two others. Vangore admitted to wanting his wife's lover and two others kidnapped and roughed up, but not murdered.

  Paul Ravi Vangore, 48, of the 1400 block of Pepper Road, Rydal, pleaded guilty today to three charges of criminal solicitation to commit kidnapping with intent to inflict injury, according to a Phillyburbs.com story. It was the fourth day of his trial. By doing so, the Montgomery County District Attorney's office agreed not to pursue three charges of criminal solicitation to commit murder.  According to the story, Vangore's attorney Brian McMonagle said, "At no point in time did I ever think he wanted to or was capable of taking a human life here.” Prosecutor Matthew Quigg said, "He will be held accountable for what he did and will be punished.” Vangore could receive 10 to 20 years for each charge, according to the story. See the story …

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Trial Begins for Abington Man Accused of Murder-for Hire

Paul Ravi Vangore was arrested in November 2011 for an alleged plot to kidnap and kill a man who was ‘messing around’ with his wife, and two others.

  The trial began yesterday for Paul Ravi Vangore, 48, of the 1400 block of Pepper Road of the Jenkintown Section of Abington. He was charged in November 2011 with criminal solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, criminal solicitation to commit kidnapping and related charges. According to a story on phillyburbs.com, Montgomery County District Attorney Matthew Quigg said there are almost two dozen taped conversations between Vangore and an informant. "The defendant's own words will betray him," Quigg said in the story. According to the story, defense attorney Brian McMonagle said his client was upset that his wife was "running around on him," but said his client "never solicited killing and you will not hear that on the tapes.”  …

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