This is the craziest darned story. Having grown up Catholic, it actually makes even less sense. So she wants to die, and the plan is to kill her and then himself.
As a mortal sin, she wants to go to heaven, but sh's ok with him going to **** (or at the very least purgatory), and the homeless guys - well they're probably destined for **** anyway? Maybe he was going to get the homeless guys to kill him next.
But again paying someone to kill you, is still suicide right? Just as "suicide by cop" would be (when someone shoots at cops or points an unloaded gun at them to get the cops to shoot them dead).
If she's been begging him to kill her for 2 years, maybe he snapped, but wouldn't you think getting counselors (and/or the parish priest) involved wouldn't have been a better idea.
When I first posted this, the information about his wife wasn't there. It merely stated that he was trying to hire someone to kill her. In fact, when I first heard the news, they didn't even mention who he wanted killed. This is going to be interesting to follow because she is not in fear for her life (at least at this point).
This is sad. I truly think they should have asked the priest or someone for help.