Article: Ex-Boyfriend Charged In Murder-for-Hire Plot; Police Say Suspect Gave Detailed Instructions To Detective Who Was Posing as a Hit Man

A Vienna man has been charged with trying to hire a hit man -- who turned out to be an undercover police officer -- to kill his former girlfriend, authorities said.

Mark H. Rosenbaum, 34, was charged with solicitation to murder Annette Suriani, 31, a Fair Oaks woman who recently broke off a year-long relationship with Rosenbaum.

The officer, James A. Cox III, said Rosenbaum gave detailed instructions, saying he wanted to rape Suriani and then watch while she was slain, according to court documents. Rosenbaum, who is unemployed and lives in the 8100 block of Prescott Drive, was being held without bond yesterday at the county jail, police said. "Detective Cox did a masterful job in ...

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