and Adams in turn subcontracted Barnes. Silas Jayne's handyman, Joseph LaPlaca, was also involved in the plot. Silas Jayne initially wanted Adams to kidnap George so that he could murder him himself, but Adams argued that assassination would be less risky. After the murder Jayne paid $30,000 to Adams, who passed $12,500 to Barnes. On May 22, 1971, Jayne, LaPlaca, Barnes, and Nefeld were indicted for the murder of George Jayne. In a plea deal, Nefeld pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and testified against the other defendants in exchange for the dropping of murder charges. He was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison. Conviction and sentence Silas Jayne, Joseph LaPlaca, and Julius Barnes went on trial for murder on April 4, 1973. Jayne was represented by famed attorney F. Lee Bailey. Barnes retracted his confession and Jayne denied everything. The jurors were permitted to find the defendants guilty of the lesser charge of conspiracy to commit murder. Barnes, the shooter, was found guilty of murder, and Jayne and LaPlaca were found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. Barnes was sentenced to 25-35 years in prison, and Jayne and LaPlaca each received a sentence of 6-20 years, the maximum under Illinois law for conspiracy to murder. After his conviction, Marion Jayne sued Silas Jayne for $7 million in damages for her husband's death. In 1973 she was awarded $1 million. In 1980, Silas offered Marion $250,000 to settle the matter, but she refused. Silas Jayne was imprisoned at the Vienna Correctional Center in southern Illinois. Jayne's cellmate said that Jayne was allowed to keep his horses at the prison's stable and to ride unescorted into a nearby town to buy whiskey. Also Jayne's brother, Frank, regularly transported prostitutes from Chicago to the prison to have sex with Jayne. On May 23, 1979, Jayne was paroled after having served six years. Disappearance of Helen Brach On February 17, 1977, 65-year-old Helen Marie Voorhees Brach attended a scheduled checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The only issue the local medical professionals identified with her was her weight. Helen walked back to her hotel after paying the medical bill. She made a detour at a gift shop and spent $41 on cosmetics and towels while claiming that her "houseman" was waiting for her. Because Helen was travelling alone and no one was observed with her, investigators are unsure