Money for Murder: Doctor Caught Hiring ‘Hitman’ to Kill Ex-Girlfriend (Prime Crime)

On this episode of “Prime Crime with Jesse Weber,” he takes you through the twisted case of Dr. Leon Jacobs, an abusive manipulator who used his money to get things done. What happens when a woman leaves a controlling relationship and won’t return? For Dr. Leon Jacobs, that meant hiring a hitman to murder his ex-girlfriend and his new girlfriend’s ex-husband. Find out what happened to the doctor after he paid someone $20,000 to do the misdeeds on this edition of Prime Crime.

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[laurenherda]

No matter how much true crime I watch I still can't wrap my head around how people can be so evil?

[StellaFl]

I'm a huge true crime fan and THIS type of story is my absolute favorite! I absolutely love when the bad guys get it and there's no actual murder.

[Woozlewuzzleable]

Videos like this make me happy I'm single.

[dirkaminimo]

Did they not think if both their ex got murdered around same time it might be suspicious? Why do people insist they are smarter than the cops?

[numbernine]

It is so interesting that two people with the same crazy mindset find one another.

[cdelane]

Loved her victim impact statement to him. I hope you think of me the girl you called poor and uneducated I am the reason you will spend the rest of your life in jail.

[sharron]

His arrogance when he took the stand got me. I was never so happy for a verdict to be read. I wonder how life in prison is. I'm sure that arrogance has been knocked down a few times.

[tunit]

Can't imagine how it must feel knowing someone you use to love tried to kill you.

[scootiebootie]

being the fact that he cant pass the boards here in the US, and so he goes elsewhere trying to be a doctor, "the easy way" whew, scary! i hope i dont ever get a doctor who got his degree the "easy way." they both sound like very very scary people...

[rockyroad]

I'm not much of a trial watcher but this entire trial was riveting and fast paced. The prosecutor who grilled Jacob on the stand was amazing and your coverage was top notch. I recommend it to everyone! This is one depraved and despicable man.

[pathanson]

This is awful to know people actually do this

[andrechristiansen]

The most tragic thing about this case is that the girlfriend threw her self of her balcony falling to her death. No one was actually harmed before this. This guy spreads death and sorrow and misery everywhere he goes. And he lies about it, blaming everybody else . Truly a sociopath. Glad hes in prison!

[elllekelly]

What a Quality Human being!
Could you imagine him working as a Surgeon?
Narcissist ...Ego..Greed..Vanity...
Glad I'm single..
Your parents push you to meet a Dr..or Surgeon...No Thanks!
I'm a Flight Nurse from Texas and this case is just Wow!!
Both of them ?
Taking out each of their ex partners ....
Stay Safe!! ♥

[mariam]

he changed his goal from saving people life to kill them , from a doctor to a killer 😳

[susanyamini]

Thank you Jesse another great crime episode. You are the best.

[chillidog]

I mean it should surprise nobody that he is found guilty because it is hard to prove that he wanted them dead or whatever but he definitely didn't stop any of it even tho he had tons of opportunities to stop it. That's what makes it unbelievable in my opinion

[indadrops]

I can’t understand why some people just won’t move on from their ex’s

[grilledsleaze]

Haaaah I know this guy. Probably the weirdest story of my life but he became somewhat of a regular at Cambria Suites where I used to work and where Meghan was the GM before she left to be with him in Tx. We used to call him Dr. Strangelove years before any of this went down. When he moved down to Tx he used to call my best friend, who also worked in the hotel with me and who I lived with at the time, and she would put him on speakerphone and we would listen to him spout off for 30 minutes straight without her saying one word, complaining about his relationship and such. Still wild to watch this, there’s a 20/20 episode covering him as well

[MellowAlchemist]

Whatever happened to just moving on?

I still wish my exs the best.

[aprilshorty]

If he was smart enough to become a Doctor he definitely was smart enough to know and understand the consequences of what he was doing 🙄