Details of the terrifying plot have emerged. Credit: TheStewartofNY / Getty
Terrifying new details reveal a disturbing plot to kidnap, castrate, and murder Justin Bieber at his fameās peak.
A jailed killer obsessed with the pop star reportedly masterminded the plan.
Dana Martin served two life sentences for raping and killing 15-year-old DeAndra Florucci in 2000.
From prison in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he plotted to kidnap and murder Justin Bieber.
Martin tattooed Bieberās face on his leg and sent him several handwritten letters.
He failed each time to reach the pop star through mail.
OnĀ Hollywood Demons, former officer Edgar Pinon recalled disturbing talks with Martin.
āOne morning, he asked to speak to me alone,ā Pinon said.
āHe immediately mentioned his Justin Bieber tattoo,ā he toldĀ Entertainment Weekly.
āHe kept going on about contacting Justin,ā Pinon said. āThen he started telling us a disturbing story.ā
Martin revealed he had sent two people to the East Coast with a hit list.
He recruited Mark Staake, a fellow inmate, and Staakeās nephew, Tanner Ruane, for the job.
Their plan started with killing a couple in Vermont before heading to New York.
They intended to abduct Bieber and his bodyguard during his Madison Square Garden show on November 28, 2012.
The plan collapsed when Staake and Ruane accidentally crossed into Canada on November 19, 2012.
U.S. Border Patrol officers stopped them and searched their car.
Authorities found shears and neckties ā tools for the planned crimes, Pinon said.
In an interrogation tape, Martin admitted wanting to kill Bieber for fame.
āThereās these people I wanted to get killed,ā Martin said, according toĀ Daily Mail.
He confessed: āThe whole point was killing Justin Bieber.ā
āIām a nobody in prison. I want Justin Bieber to know who I am. Itās crazy, isnāt it?ā
Martin allegedly planned to castrate Bieber himself using handheld hedge clippers.
Despite the severity of the plot, Pinon believed Martin didnāt truly want Bieber dead.
āIn my opinion, Dana didnāt want to murder Justin Bieber,ā Pinon said.
āHe knew killing him meant no more music or updates about him.ā
Pinon believed Martin craved recognition from Bieber more than anything else.
āHe wanted Justin to know, āHey, Iām here, Iām a huge fan,āā Pinon added.
After their arrests, authorities convicted Staake and Ruane of conspiracy charges.
In 2015, Staake received nine years for two conspiracy-to-commit-murder counts, served concurrently.
Ruane had been convicted on similar charges in 2014.
Authorities transferred Martin to New Mexico State Penitentiary in 2013.
He later bragged, āI completely got away with putting a hit on Justin Bieber.ā
Bieber was only 18 during the plot and riding high on global fame after hits like āBaby.ā
Hollywood Demons: Stalking the StarsĀ premieres April 28 from 9ā11 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery and streams on Max.
