An Alabama man has been indicted on a capital murder-for-hire charge for allegedly taking part in the slaying of a man who had his body and pickup truck set on fire before being buried together "in a hole … with a backhoe," according to court documents.

John Wesley Collum, 57, was hired to help kill Oscar De Santiago Soto, 36, earlier this year with a pair of unidentified suspects, according to Bibb County prosecutors.

Charging documents obtained by local NBC affiliate WVTM outline how Collum assisted in "placing [Soto's body] in a hole, setting them on fire, and burying them with a backhoe."

The men allegedly buried Soto's truck with his body inside of it before setting it ablaze.

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