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This is Amy Betro. Once bored in the suburbs of Wisconsin, she somehow decided that her next career move would
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be international assassin. But with zero training, no common sense, and internet
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comments about her like this, let's just say that things did not exactly go to
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plan. Instead of a glamorous life of crime, Amy racked up one disaster after
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another, trading away her freedom for absolutely nothing. And so today we're
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diving into a story that is so bizarre it feels like satire. That being the
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tale of a wannabe hidwoman Amy Betro and how her fall from grace really wasn't a
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fall at all. In fact, it was more like a clumsy face plant into the mud. Welcome
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or welcome back to Coffee House Crime folks. My name is Adrien and today I have a wild story for you. I have to say
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I am genuinely excited to share this story and so on that note, let's skip all the formalities. Please subscribe
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and get comfortable and enjoy this crazy story. This is the case of Amy Metro.
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Welcome to Birmingham, England, folks. Now, having lived here myself, I can tell you a thing or two about the place.
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And well, let's just say it isn't exactly the top of my favorites list. Sure, it's a busy city in the heart of
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the Midlands, known for its industrial heritage, diversity, and busy streets.
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But beyond the shopping centers and the old canals, Birmingham has a side that's, well, groy, tired, and if I'm
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being honest, a little dull. But still, it was here in the late 2010s that a quiet tension began to build between two
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families. And by the way, you'll have to bear with me here as there is a little bit of family law going on before we can
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get to the main bulk of the story. Now, on one side of this divide was Muhammad Alam and his son Muhammad Nabil Nazir.
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The two of them lived over with the rest of their family in Darbish, but they would routinely come to Birmingham for
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its deep Pakistani British community. Moving forward, we're going to refer to the two of them as Alam and Nazir. But
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Alan, who was almost 60 years old at the time, was a wellrespected elder within
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his family. Known as a hard-working and proud man who immigrated to England decades earlier, he had built a life
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here, raised his children, and by the year 2018, had probably figured that his
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stormy years were now likely behind him. Meanwhile, his son Nazir, who was around
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30, was a man caught between two worlds. One rooted in his parents' traditions
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and the other in modern Britain. He was tech-savvy, confident, multicultural, and loyal to his family. Speaking of
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that, Nazio really did look up to his father, and that admiration was mutual.
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They would often travel together into Birmingham, not only for social but business events, too. And up until this
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point in time, life of the family was, well, pretty ordinary. As far as we can
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tell, they had never gotten in trouble with the police before. It's not like they were hardened criminals or anything
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like that. just quite literally a normal family. However, it was during one of
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their trips to a nearby clothing shop in Birmingham that their paths would take an unexpected turn forever. As this trip
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would light the fuse on a rivalry that would spiral into violence, deception, and ultimately drag in one of the most
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unlikely accompllices imaginable from half a world away. It was on a hot
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summer's day in July of 2018 when Alam Nazir walked into a boutique clothing store which was owned by a local man
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named Alat Mahumad. Now Alat was another family man who of course owned the store
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and whether by coincidence or fate was just about to become their next arch nemesis. Now at the time Alam and Azir
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were looking for a wedding dress for one of their family members. And when they found the dress they wanted in Muhammad's store they were hoping that
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he would maybe renegotiate the price. The thing is, not only did Bahumad think the price was fair, but he was also not
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willing to go any lower, and so his answer was basically absolutely not. And
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let's just say that that blunt response was, well, not taken very politely. I don't need to tell you this, but
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sometimes haggling can come across as quite rude. And what followed was an argument that very quickly got out of
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hand. Harsh words were exchanged, and before you knew it, things got physical. And before anyone could calm down, the
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argument turned less buy 1 get one free and more two for one punches. Clothes
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were knocked off of their racks. Onlookers were absolutely shocked at what was going on. And blood was even
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drawn. And uh well, let's just say that it was quite obvious who won the fight here because both Alam and Nazir were
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badly injured and bruised afterwards. However, it was Nazir's father, Alam, who unfortunately experienced the brunt
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of it. In fact, his head injury was so bad that it would forever affect his cognitive thinking. His injury changed
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listening to me. And you know, the crazy thing about all of this is he actually was. The previous two doctors put my
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find the link in the description. Back to our story today. Alam had suffered a serious head injury with his fight with
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Mahumad. And it turns out that Nazir wasn't in the best shape either. It really does sound like both father and
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son had lost the fight. Unfortunately, the violence didn't stop at the store
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either. As the news spread among proud relatives and friends, the windows of Aslam and Nazir's family home were
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shattered. And although it's unclear who was responsible, it looked like associates of Mahumad had retaliated
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after his shop had taken a beating. What had begun as a disagreement over a wedding dress had now become a red-hot
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rivalry fueled by pride and pain. And it was clear from the outset that neither
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family were willing to back down. Locals gossiped in the aftermath, and there was talk about how Alam, who was once
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sharp-minded, was now struggling with both memory and concentration. Every day
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after that, Nazir watched his father suffer, and the injustice of it all seemed to weigh heavily on him. And
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although he would go on to make some very stupid decisions, you can see why he was angry, to say the least. But on
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the other side of the fence, Alad's family felt that they had simply defended themselves. and of course the
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business. It's clear that neither family were willing to accept their own share of the blame. And now all that was left
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was bitter resentment and of course the refusal to let go and move on. Fast
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forward to July of 2019 and an entire year had passed. But despite this, Alam
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and Nazir were still furious. In fact, the two still desperately wanted payback. So what could possibly satisfy
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their outrage? Well, in their minds, apologies were out of the question. Not only had too much blood been drawn, but
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it had been more than a year now. They wanted to do something a little more serious. And as for suing or pressing
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charges, well, that didn't seem to get them any resolution either. So, it was in that moment that they decided to take
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matters into their own hands. You probably know where I'm going with this already, but they decided that they
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wanted revenge in the darkest way possible. Muhammad had to die or at the
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very least one of his family members. Now, I think it's kind of obvious to say this, but revenge is never the way to
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solve anything, especially when it involves someone's life. Not only is it unjust, but Alamazir would also risk
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their own lives in prison. However, put quite simply, they really didn't care. It seems that both violence and thugry
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were the absolute limit of their abilities, which to be fair, had taken a hit in the recent years. And so, of
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course, the next challenge was trying to find a way of striking without getting caught. And well, let's just say that
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that was found in a very unusual way. It was around this time that Nazir did what many would do when they're bored,
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lonely, or simply plotting revenge, and that's opening up a dating app. And
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through the countless selfies and filtered smiles, he found a woman named Amy Bro. Now, at the time, Amy was 40
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years old, and she lived in a place called West Alice in Wisconsin, a place that is better known for its cheese
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curds over its contract killers. Formerly a pets sitter, a graphic designer, and a volunteer for the
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council, she wanted to move on to new things. You can also see through her LinkedIn that she loves music, graphic
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design, and wanted to move away from Wisconsin. By every definition, she was
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completely ordinary. In fact, the police would later call her unexceptional, which really is just a polite way of
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saying that she wasn't interesting, clever, or even remotely suited to international crime. She had no criminal
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record, no money, no training, no fitness regime, absolutely nothing.
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However, Nazir saw potential in her. And so, through many late nights and countless text messages and video calls,
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he gave her all of the affection and charm she could handle. and Amy, who was both smitten and completely flattered,
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fell for all of it. In hindsight, she probably was desperate for something exciting. And I'm really not sure what
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she saw in him either. But it worked. To her, this young British man was out of
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the ordinary and a world far, far away from Milwaukee. And so soon enough, and
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a matter of only weeks later, she was on a plane to the UK. For the next month and a half, Amy played tourist while
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holding his hand through the many streets of Derby, London, and more. To her, this clearly was romance. But to
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him, well, it was recruitment. Surprise, surprise. But it turns out that Nazir
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actually had an agenda. And over dinners and pillow talk, he created an emotional
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story of family honor and how his beloved father was almost beaten to death by the world's most violent
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salesman. He painted Alat as a villain and described himself as a respectful
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son who was merely seeking justice against a man who had left his father disabled. And bless her, but Amy, she
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actually believed it. What initially started as sympathy would soon become something far darker. And this is where
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Nazir's plan would finally come into motion.
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At some point along their relationship, Nazir asked Amy a question that no partner should ever ask. And of course,
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I'm talking about asking her to help him find revenge. So, going from online girlfriend to international assassin was
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far beyond Amy's intentions or even skill set. But to Nazir, her outsider status was perfect. Now, Nazir believed
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that since Amy had no history with Birmingham or Mahumad and was rarely in the country, she could quite literally
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appear, pull the trigger, and then disappear back to America, which, yeah, was clean and simple in theory. And with
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Amy severely lacking any common sense and also being blinded by infatuation, she didn't see any issue or problem with
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it either. And so with that in mind, Amy was allin. And let's just say that love can make you very, very stupid. But I
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think in Amy's case, she was kind of half there already. And so with that said, the plan was now finally set.
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Aslam Nazir would fly Amy back to Britain, and she would then carry out the hit on Alat or his family. It is
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worth noting here that she was authorized to take out any one of his close relatives instead. The idea was
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cold, calculated, and extremely petty. To be honest, that's perfectly suited for our two cronies here who had
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essentially outsourced their family grudge to a lovesick American. Now, the idea of a mildmannered Midwestern woman
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now transforming into a globe trottting assassin definitely does sound like the plot to a bargain bin action movie. Yet
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somehow Amy was convinced that she was up for the task. I think if you were to find her advertisement online, her motto
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would probably be no training, no experience, and no clue. But plenty of misplaced confidence. Oh yeah, and she
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also seemed to think that throwing on the nikab would somehow make her invisible or that pulling a trigger was
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just as easy as playing Call of Duty. It's the kind of logic that only a very gullible mind would believe. Red flags
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in the story were absolutely everywhere and common sense should have been screaming at her to run. However,
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instead she decided to double down and what followed was the most amateur
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professional hit you will ever come across. In August of 2019, Amy
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officially began her journey from Wisconsin to England. Back at home, she told her friends and family that she was
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taking a trip to celebrate her upcoming 40th birthday. And alongside her partner, she may attend a party in
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England on August the 22nd. And for the next 2 weeks, she traveled around the
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country like a tourist while secretly preparing for murder. She would even post many photos of herself on social
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media, usually in front of British landmarks like the London Eye. But underneath that facade, she was actually
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coordinating with both Nazir and Alam, gathering all of the tools and information she required to get the job
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done. It was during that time that she purchased two burner phones with cash before then giving one to Nazir and Alam
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and keeping the other for herself. Meanwhile, they spared no effort in setting up their plan for her, including
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illegally acquiring a semi-automatic pistol off of the black market. And then on September the 4th, only a few days
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before the planned attack, Amy and Nazir met up near the city of Derby in a secluded area of wasteland near the A38
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highway. They then tested the gun. A short video found on Nazir's phone showed them firing the gun into the
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ground, of course, making sure that it actually worked. Ironically, the footage showed the weapon jamming during this
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test. It was kind of like a warning sign that this gun was actually unreliable. But careless as always, they both
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brushed it off. On September the 6th, Amy then contacted Mahumad under the pretense of wanting to buy his car,
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which is something that he actually found quite strange because he never included his number on the listing. In
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hindsight, he really should have asked how she found his number, but as you can tell, he never did. And during the time
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that the two were messaging each other, she then booked herself into the Rotunda Hotel, which can be found in
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Birmingham's city center. As the day of the attack grew closer,
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Amy arranged a getaway vehicle, going to a local car dealer and purchasing an old Mercedes E240. And get this, but to
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avoid connecting the car to her real identity, Amy used a fake name, Becky Booth, which sounds almost comical, kind
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of like a name from a bad spy movie. To make matters even worse, she showed up to buy the car in a summer dress, a
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hoodie, and flip-flops, which is basically the weirdest and most memorable combination you can think of.
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Anyway, Becky Booth's big, beautiful blunder was now finally ready to go. She had her weapon, an escape plan, and even
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a fake identity to go with it. Everything was falling into place here, at least in her mind, anyway. However,
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as you're just about to find out, things didn't just go wrong for Amy, it went nuclear.
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September the 7th, 2019. It was a Saturday evening in the quiet suburb of
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Yardley, and Becky and co had decided to target either Mahumad or his son Cicander. Aslam and Nazir did not leave
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it all to chance, instead making the decision to physically come to Birmingham to assist in Amy's operation
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and in their red Volvo acted as lookouts as they drove behind her Mercedes. By
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the way, I am pretty sure this basically defeats the entire purpose of an unrelated assassin. Now wearing a black
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nikab, Amy's identity was very well hidden. And for the next 45 minutes, she
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sat parked on Mahumad Street. So here is where one other crucial blunder was made. At 8:10 p.m., Sakanda Ali finally
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arrived home with his black SUV pulling into the cold sack. It is true that Amy did have permission to take him out, but
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she actually believed that Sakanda was Mahumad. And so this was it. It was
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finally time for Becky Booth to shine. Unaware of any danger outside, he parked
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his car in front of the family home before then stepping out of his vehicle. That is when Amy jumped out of her own
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car, dressed head to toe in black and with a gun in her hand. And after raising the pistol merely a few meters
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away from Zakanda, she squeezed the trigger. However, this is where their plan immediately fell apart because
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after pulling that trigger, well, nothing happened. Yet again, the gun had
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jammed. And by now, Sakanda was sharp enough to realize what was going on and had actually taken this moment to jump
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back into his car. For an eternal split second, both of them seemed to be frozen in shock with Sakanda behind the
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driver's wheel, and Amy just stood there like an absolute pillock. The truth is that Amy's problem was actually quite
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simple to fix. However, she didn't know what to do. Instead, she seemed to just keep trying to pull the trigger,
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expecting different results. And Sakanda, well, he was already on plan B. By now, he had turned the key and
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slammed the car into reverse. Meanwhile, Amy was just fumbling with her pistol. And thankfully, it was too late for her
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to do anything about it because by now, Sak was halfway across the street. In
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the chaos, he slammed into the door of Amy's Mercedes, bending it in the process. And not only was this good for
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tying her vehicle to the crime scene, but it also made it quite hard for her to get away. And Sakanda then sped away
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into the darkness, narrowly escaping his assassination.
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In the seconds after his disappearance, Amy just stood there with her pistol in her hand, undoubtedly in a mix of both
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rage, alarm, and absolute confusion. Her perfect plan had seemed to fail
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spectacularly, and now she was past the point of return. But agent Becky Booth
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was not about to quit yet, and so she jumped back into her car and abandoned it down a side road nearby before then
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fleeing on foot. She then called a taxi before giving away her phone number, location, and even where she was going,
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that being back to the Rotunda. And you can actually tell only moments later that she realized this was a bad idea
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before then changing her destination to more street. Can I get a taxi?
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Where from? Um I'm on Austin. Close.
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Okay. And where are you going? Um to the Rotunda.
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To where? Sorry. The Rotunda. To the Birmingham to more street. Could I get your name?
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Um, Becky. Back at the hotel, Amy then swapped her narab for a pair of loud patterned
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trousers and some steel toe capped work shoes. If police were on the lookout for a veiled woman, well, now she looked
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nothing like their suspect. After that, she then pulled out her burner phone and sent a message to Mahumad simply saying,
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"Where are you hiding?" When he didn't respond, she then sent him a follow-up by saying, "Stop playing hideand seek.
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You're lucky the gun jammed." Unsurprisingly, he didn't reply to that one either. A couple of hours later, and
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at 12:18 a.m., she then called for another taxi. And while still using her American accent, she then stupidly gave
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the dispatcher Mahumad's Anakandanda's address. Back at the property, Amy then tried to finish what she had started.
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However, yet again, it was amateur hour. She fired a handful of shots through the front windows of the property before
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then running away. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and that's because by now, the house was entirely empty. Now, having
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vented her fury, Amy disposed of the burner phone, hoping it would never be found, and in her mind, that tied up all
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loose ends. But in reality, she had already signed her fate away. By the morning, that quiet street was now
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crawling with officers. Crime scene tape was surrounding the property and the family had to be escorted to a secure
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location. The attempted assassination of Muhammad left both him and his entire family shaken. And with no other enemies
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outside of Nazir and Aslam, it was kind of obvious who had targeted them. And so quite naturally, they were immediately
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considered to be persons of interest. However, linking them to the crime scene with actual evidence was going to take a
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while. And so officers began the painstaking process. Shortly after sunrise, police officers would discover
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the abandoned Mercedes only a short distance away from the property with its driver's door still dented from where
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Sakanda had escaped. Interestingly enough, but inside that vehicle, forensic teams found a black glove which
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held DNA, and although the DNA did not match any criminal databases, they could
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run it against any future suspects. In addition to this, surveillance cameras in the area were analyzed. And like many
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urban areas, Yardley had a huge system of security cameras on homes and street corners. And of course, it wouldn't take
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long until officers found this surveillance footage. And another surveillance camera caught the same
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Mercedes tailing a red Volvo in that neighborhood only the day prior. All the police had to do was run the license
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plate through their database, and that is when they realized that it was registered to Muhammad Alam of Derby.
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Soon enough, Alam and Nazir found officers knocking on their front door. They were then questioned and their
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property was thoroughly searched. No surprise, they claimed that they were innocent, had no idea what was going on,
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and also that they were at home all night. Meanwhile, and unknown to officers, Amy was actually already
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weasling her own way out of the country. And on September the 9th, which was only a day after the shooting, she fled the
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UK, catching a flight from Manchester to Chicago. Within a day, she was back on
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US soil, and she probably thought that she'd gotten away with it, too. Shortly after, and true to their pact that they
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had promised each other, Muhammad Nazir then left the UK and flew to America to join Amy, once again, tying both of them
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together in the crime. However, if you think the story ends here, then you might want to think again because the
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truth is the drama was only getting started. Although British police had surveillance footage of Amy in
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Birmingham, they actually had no idea who she was. Saying that, what they did notice was that Nazir was constantly
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contacting an American phone number. And when they decided to pull data from his phone, that is when they struck gold.
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Because what they uncovered was a video of him and Amy test firing a gun only days before the attack. And that was
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only the beginning because back in the US, both Amy and Nazir had decided to double down on their stupid ideas. You
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see, with Nazir being so violent, it is no surprise to learn that he had many enemies back in the UK. The problem is
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his arch nemesis was now suspecting him of trying to assassinate him. And so, what better way than to try to frame
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another one of his rivals. So, it was in that moment that he and Amy decided that they would actually mail illegal
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ammunition to one of his rivals homes. He would even contact the police anonymously to tip them off. And for a
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brief while, it actually worked. However, that small victory would not last very long because soon enough
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investigators realized that this poor man had no motive whatsoever. It was because of that that they decided to dig
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a little deeper. And what they found was actually game over for Amy and Nazir.
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When detectives examined the seized ammunition, they discovered something very interesting. The DNA found on the
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ammo actually matched the same DNA on the glove left inside the abandoned Mercedes. Suddenly, the two plots seemed
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to be linked to the very same person. After tracing the package back across the Atlantic, they realized it had a
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time, a date, and even the post office it was sent from. And so, after contacting the American authorities in
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Palatine, Illinois, they went to check the cameras. And that is when they realized that they had surveillance
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footage of Tweedle D and Tweedle Dumb in the act. Despite trying to disguise themselves, they made yet again another
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crucial mistake. They may have used a fake name, but the payment records told a different story. And so, just like
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that, the name behind all of this finally came into focus. Authorities now knew that Becky Booth was in fact Amy
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Betro. By the year 2020, Amy was now firmly on police radars, and the British
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Crown Prosecution Service was building a case against her. It seems that somehow she knew about it, too. And sensing the
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heat, she decided to take drastic action and flee the United States, alone. By
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the way, Becky Booth's next mission was to try and find a hideout that was far away and in a place where the British
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authorities could not easily find her. So, in our recent case of Thomas Campbell, we talked about how his killer
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made the smart decision to flee to Surinam, which then meant that he managed to stay well hidden for quite a
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long time. Well, Amy's choice was not so intelligent, unsurprisingly. However, it
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would also work in her favor for quite the long period. Back in the UK, things were not looking good for Nazir or Alam.
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Both of them were arrested on several charges, and in late 2024, their trials
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began at Birmingham Crown Court. They were under the hammer for the conspiracy to murder Alat Muhammad, the attempted
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murder of Zakanda Ali, and several other firearms offenses. The evidence against
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them was absolutely overwhelming. Nazir, who by then was 31 years old, and Alam,
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who was 58, both denied any wrongdoing, but quite obviously the jury would see
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right through them, and as a result, they were both found to be guilty. Both of them were handed very hefty
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sentences. Muhammad Nazir was convicted of conspiracy to murder, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of
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violence, perverting the course of justice, and illegally importing firearms. And so, for all of that, he
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received 32 years behind bars. Meanwhile, his father, Muhammad Alam,
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was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and so was also sentenced to 10 years in
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prison. The crazy part is that by the time Alam and Nazir had actually been convicted,
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Amy had been on the run for more than four years. And despite so much time passing, she was still actually
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successfully evading the police. Maybe she believed that she truly had escaped her consequences forever. But the truth
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is that investigators never actually stopped looking for her. And in 2024, they issued an international warrant for
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her arrest. Even the FBI and Interpol were involved. But the insane twist to all of this is that the surprising break
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would not come from an agent or a detective, but actually from a journalist. You know, I think it's every
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true crime YouTuber's dream to help solve a case. And this journalist actually managed to do that. So, hats
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off to you, whoever you are. So, how precisely was Amy discovered? Well, as it turns out, she was actually posting
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dozens of photos of herself on Instagram. And although she was trying to be discreet with her location, the
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journalist actually found that out based off the position of the sun in her photos, which I have to say is
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absolutely genius. After discovering her location, the Armenian authorities were notified in July of 2024. And as seen in
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this surveillance footage, they then suddenly showed up at her property before putting her in handcuffs. After 5
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years on the run, Amy Betro, who by now was known as the so-called hit woman in a hijab, was finally in custody. And by
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January of 2025, she was escorted back to the UK to finally face trial. That
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trial would begin only a few months later, and the prosecution wasted no time on her. The evidence here was
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substantial. There was the surveillance footage, the forensics, the abandoned Mercedes, and the black glove with Amy's
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DNA found all over it. That same DNA matched the ammunition which was sent
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from the US, and her phone records sealed the deal. They also had her flight tickets, taxi records, and
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witness testimonies. Even the car salesman remembered her vividly, probably because she introduced herself
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as Becky Booth while also wearing a hoodie and flipflops. Despite the mountain of evidence, Amy spun an
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alternative reality. While taking the stand, she claimed that she was innocent and was simply in Birmingham to
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celebrate her birthday, which by the way is the biggest lie of the century because nobody goes to Birmingham to do
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that. According to her, the real assassin must have been another short, overweight American woman in the exact
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same trainers who by pure chance was wandering around the same neighborhood at the same time. Unsurprisingly, the
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jury didn't buy it, and after 2 weeks of testimony and 21 hours of deliberation,
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the verdict was clear. Amy Betro was found guilty on all counts of conspiracy to murder, possession of a firearm with
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intent, and illegal importation of ammunition. She sat stonefaced throughout, offering no emotion
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whatsoever. From Wisconsin to Birmingham, back to Wisconsin, and then to Armenia, Amy tried everything to
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escape her fate. However, it seems that in the end, even the best of agents are compromised.
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One fascinating side note here is just how much modern technology helped crack this case wide open. I think I could
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probably ramble about this case for absolutely hours, but the bottom line here is simple. Amy Betro will go down
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as one of the dumbest criminals that we have ever covered. From her laughable disguises and fake name right the way
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through to her literal Oscar worthy performance. I think this entire story is screaming to be turned into a comedy.
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So Hollywood off you go. Now of course we can't close this case without highlighting just how lucky was to
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survive that night who had absolutely nothing to do with his father's feud. If he was to have died that night, this
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story would have been an absolute tragedy. But thankfully he survived and hopefully he can now move on with his
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life. This is just a side note that I found out after finishing the video, but it turns out that Zakander Ali is not
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actually that good of a person either. That's because only 12 months ago, he actually was arrested and then found
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guilty of trying to sell more than 10 kg of cocaine on the market. He had also sold more than £560,000
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worth of cocaine, the equivalent to £757,000. His gang was also intending to murder
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one of their rivals, and he was part of that operation. So, it does look like he's actually no better than the rest
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after all. So, what is the moral of the story here? Well, actually, I think it's quite simple. Crime does not pay. And in
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Amy's case, it doesn't even work. In the end, she didn't merely miss her shot, but missed the entire concept of being a
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criminal, which is kind of ironic because she quite literally has the word aim in her name. Anyway, folks, I think
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that pretty much wraps up our case today. Thank you so much for making it this far. I really do appreciate you and
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uh yeah, I guess same time next week. But until a moment arrives, please do remember to look after yourselves and
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each other. And please also stay curious. Thank you and goodbye.