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William Kennedy

Alaska teens fell for a catfishing scheme – murdered friend to get ‘millions’ if they sent photos of the crime

The Alaska man who pulled the trigger in one of the state’s most disturbing murder-for-hire cases has been sentenced, closing the final chapter on a crime motivated by a bizarre catfishing scheme.

In November 2025, Kayden Bryan McIntosh, now in his early 20s, received a lengthy prison sentence – 85 years with 15 suspended – for the role he played in the 2019 killing of Cynthia “CeeCee” Hoffman, a 19-year-old woman who considered her assailants friends.

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