An Arizona woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring in a murder for hire plot against another woman—who was listed on her boyfriend’s MySpace.com page.

Heather Michelle Kane, 22, used her boyfriend’s MySpace account to locate a woman’s residence where she thought her boyfriend had gone, according to Mesa Police Department authorities. She was booked Tuesday night for investigation into conspiracy to commit murder and held on $90,000 bail.

“She went on her boyfriend’s MySpace account—she had his ID and login—and pulled up the information about this girl,” Detective Jerry Gissel said.

Ms. Kane allegedly met someone who told her that the murder could be carried out for $1,000, but that person then called the police, who arranged to have an undercover officer meet with her to see if that was her intention.

Using her boyfriend’s MySpace account, Ms. Kane found the address of where the woman lived, as well as pictures of the targeted woman and gave it to the person she thought would carry out the murder, Det. Gissel said. However, she came up short on cash and only produced $400, promising more later, he added.

“He asked if she was certain if that was what she wanted,” Det. Gissel said. “She said she wanted a shot in the head and that she wanted a picture of it afterwards.”

Concerns about MySpace have grown alongside the site’s popularity, particularly over fears sexual predators could be drawn to the site’s young audience. MySpace has put in place a number of security precautions including the addition of former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor Hemanshu Nigam to lead its effort as security czar.

An online service, from BeNetSafe, was launched in August to give parents, schools, and law enforcement officials tools to protect kids from sexual predators on the Internet (see Unlocking Your Teen's Profile).

Despite these fears users, including young people, often post very racy pictures in underwear and provide detailed personal information.

“Young people put all kinds of personal information out there,” Det. Gissel said. “You can have a predator follow up on that.”

Contact the writer:SMartin@RedHerring.com

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