The Brief
- A Seminole County inmate is accused of plotting to kill a victim, a prosecutor and a detective.
- Deputies say Talil M. Vann, 24, offered his BMW as payment and sent coded instructions.
- The “hit man” was actually an undercover deputy, and Vann now faces new charges.
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Seminole County inmate already facing life in prison on child sex charges has now been accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting his adolescent victim, a prosecutor and a police detective.
What we know:
Prosecutors say Talil M. Vann, 24, attempted to hire a hit man, who was actually an undercover Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputy, to carry out the killings. Investigators said Vann communicated through coded language in letters and jail email, instructing the supposed killer to plant a pipe bomb on a remote-controlled car to target the Altamonte Springs detective who investigated his case.
Vann allegedly offered his BMW as payment and provided personal details of his young victim, including her phone number, date of birth, school and social media accounts, according to arrest records. Codes included phrases such as “birds are beautiful” to mean kill the prosecutor and “the sky was cloudy today” to mean kill the detective.…