Tired of constantly being broke, and stuck in an unhappy
marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by
taking out a large insurance policy on his wife (with himself as
the beneficiary), and arranging to have her killed.
A "friend of a friend" put him in touch with a nefarious
underworld figure, who went by the name of 'Artie".
Artie explained to the husband that his going price for
snuffing out a spouse was $5,000. The husband said he was
willing to pay that amount, but that he wouldn't have any cash
on hand until he could collect his wife's insurance money.
Artie insisted on being paid SOMETHING up front. The man
opened up his wallet, displaying the single dollar bill that
rested inside. Artie sighed, rolled his eyes, and reluctantly
agreed to accept the dollar as down payment for the dirty
deed.
A few days later, Artie followed the man's wife to the local
Safeway grocery store. There, he surprised her in the produce
department, and proceeded to strangle her with his gloved
hands. As the poor unsuspecting woman drew her last breath
and slumped to the floor, the manager of the produce
department stumbled unexpectedly onto the scene.
Unwilling to leave any witnesses behind, Artie had no choice
but to strangle the produce manager as well.
Unknown to Artie, the entire proceedings were captured by
hidden cameras and observed by the store's security guard,
who immediately called the police.
Artie was caught and arrested before he could leave the store.
Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed
the sordid plan, including his financial arrangements with the
hapless husband.
And that is why, the next day in the newspaper, the headline
declared, In bold print
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"ARTIE CHOKES TWO FOR A DOLLAR AT SAFEWAY."