The plan was uncomplicated. The conspirators seemed to know inherently – or did they get the information from us? – that it is best to keep a murder plot simple.

The victim was to be lured to an outside restroom where one of the assailants would stab him to death while the others kept watch.

Simple.

Crime stories are not unusual or unexpected, however. In order for one to grab the attention of the media and the public, there must be a twist.

And there is.

But even for those of us in the business of feeding the public’s hunger for stories involving homicidal intrigue, this one is just … too much.

The suspects in this potentially deadly conspiracy are four fifth-grade students at Legacy Traditional School West Surprise, a public........

© USA TODAY