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Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. [1] It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be a person, group, or organization.
The practice of contract killing involves a person (the contract killer) who is paid to kill one or more individuals. [1] As implied by the name, the contract killer typically does such solely for the purpose of profit and often lacks any personal connection to their intended target.
A common example of a proxy murder would be a person contracting a hit man, [2] or a hired killer. Hit men commit the act of murder on a specific target or targets, and may receive payment in exchange for the murder or murders committed. This is what is known as contract killing. [3]
Contract killing - a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. Targeted killing – a form of assassination which is carried out by governments against their perceived enemies.
A northwest Missouri man pleaded guilty to murdering two brothers over a cattle contract and was sentenced to two life terms behind bars Friday in Cass County.. Garland J. Nelson withdrew his not ...
Police in Jamaica have claimed the murder of a 33-year-old British tourist was a “contract killing” by “unknown assailants”. Sean Patterson, a personal trainer from West London, was found ...
Contract killing involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
A Broome County man who confessed to killing his grandmother in 2015 has lost an appeal of his manslaughter conviction.. In May 2017, Kenneth Weber, now 38, of Vestal, was awaiting trial on a ...