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Suspects In Murder For Hire Plot To Stand Trial

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)-A judge said there is enough evidence for four men accused in a murder-for-hire plot to stand trial.

Amara Wells and her brother-in-law Bob Rafferty were found dead in a Castle Rock home in February.

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Bob Rafferty and Amara Wells (credit: CBS)

Prosecutors claim Josiah Sher carried out the murders.

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Josiah Sher (credit: Douglas County Sheriff)

They said the plot also included Micah Woody, Matthew Plake and Christopher Wells, Amara's estranged husband.

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Micah Woody (credit: Douglas County Sheriff)
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Matthew Plake (credit: Douglas County Sheriff)

The four face first degree murder charges. They will be back in court in December.

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