Hit man faces life in murder-for-hire plot

Posted on January 29, 2013 in Local

MARION, Ohio – A convicted Marion County hit man will learn his fate today.

Raymond Bertuzzi faces life in prison without parole after being convicted last week of killing Amy Aldrich last year in a murder-for-hire plot.

Aldrich’s former boyfriend is serving a 20-year sentence for his role in the plot.

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