Andrew Silicani

Prosecutors said Andrew Silicani’s 35-year sentence is reasonable in light of two stabbings in early 2011 and the murder-for-hire plot.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming man convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill his parents is asking a federal appeals court to set aside his 35-year prison sentence and order a mental health review. Prosecutors said Andrew Silicani was serving time in state prison on robbery convictions last year when he tried to hire someone to kill his mother and stepfather in Cheyenne for insurance money...

A Wyoming prison inmate has appealed the 35-year prison sentence he received on his convictions of trying to hire a hit man to kill his mother and stepfather.

A Wyoming State Penitentiary inmate who tried to hire a hit man to kill his mother and stepfather will spend 35 more years in prison, according to court records.

A Wyoming State Penitentiary inmate and former Cheyenne resident accused of trying to hire someone to kill his parents so he could collect their life insurance money and inherit their house is scheduled to go to trial May 18.