An Alabama woman, Jaclyn Skuce, is sentenced to life in prison after investigators found she hired a hitman to kill her child’s father, Anthony Sheppard. Prosecutors said the plot was tied to a custody dispute and that Skuce sought to prevent Sheppard from gaining custody or obtaining additional visitation. According to reporting, investigators identified the person Skuce hired as Logan Delp, who was allegedly engaged to carry out the killing. The conviction and sentencing follow the determination that the hiring was intended to eliminate Sheppard’s ability to pursue custody-related rights. The case centers on the alleged motive of stopping Sheppard from having further access to their child, rather than any other claimed dispute. Both outlets describe the life sentence and the custody-related rationale for the planned killing.