List of contract killers and hitmen explained

This article contains a list of contract killers, both living and deceased, sorted by the country in which they engaged in said crimes.

The practice of contract killing involves an 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 hitman, on the other hand, is a term that is often synonymous with contract killer although it can also be used to denote a criminal who frequently carries out a targeted killing (referred to as a "hit") on behalf of an organized crime syndicate to which they are affiliated with.[2] [3] Furthermore, the title of enforcer can also be interchangeable with the latter of the two as it is generally associated with gangsters even though not all gang enforcers necessarily resort to homicide on a regular basis or even at all.[4] [5]

Persons who have only carried out an assassination-style murder at the behest of their own motivation, without having either a criminal background, or links to the criminal underworld or other such groups, do not qualify as hitmen. They are not to be included in this list, nor are assassins who perform killings under the discretion of an official government unless they are purposely done in extrajudicial manner.

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Croatia

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

India

Germany

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jamaica

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Philippines

Russia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

United States

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/contract-killing/
  2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/202001/understanding-hitmen-versus-serial-killers
  3. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/gangster-disciples-enforcer-and-hitman-convicted-rico-murder-killing-witness-and-other
  4. https://theconversation.com/the-enforcer-the-myth-and-reality-of-organised-crimes-hard-man-143778
  5. https://info.publicintelligence.net/LA-OutlawBikers.pdf
  6. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-duke-s-last-stand-prolific-hitman-rodney-collins-dies-taking-murder-secrets-to-his-grave-20180511-p4zeny.html
  7. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/infamous-hit-man-rodney-collins-has-died-in-prison/news-story/025af1aa780f28885731f5d9cfa29d67
  8. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/rodney-charles-collins-named-as-the-notorious-hitman-believed-responsible-for-at-least-nine-murders/news-story/c4bf563b665e3804fa00e9ad814052ee
  9. Web site: Assassinato do pistoleiro cearense Mainha completa 10 anos e segue sem condenação. G1. 2022-12-01. 2022-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201020626/https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2021/01/15/assassinato-do-pistoleiro-cearense-mainha-completa-10-anos-e-segue-sem-condenacao.ghtml. live.
  10. Web site: Confusão e morte: Mainha, o maior justiceiro do Nordeste. Caio. Tortamano. April 23, 2020. Aventuras na História. December 1, 2022. December 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201020622/https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/reportagem/confusao-e-morte-mainha-o-maior-justiceiro-do-nordeste.phtml. live.
  11. Web site: Meet Julio Santana, the world's deadliest hitman — with 500 kills. 27 April 2019. 1 March 2021. 24 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224090852/https://nypost.com/2019/04/27/meet-julio-santana-the-worlds-deadliest-hitman-with-500-kills/. live.
  12. Web site: Júlio Santana: o brasileiro que matou 492 pessoas e escapou da polícia. Victória. Gearini. April 13, 2020. Aventuras na História. December 1, 2022. December 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201002523/https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/vitrine/julio-santana-o-brasileiro-que-matou-492-pessoas-escapou-da-policia.phtml. live.
  13. Web site: Admitted Hitman Bal Buttar Laid to Rest This Week. 2021-03-02. 2021-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518054750/https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/admitted-hitman-bal-buttar-laid-to-rest-this-week. live.
  14. Web site: Hunting the Wolf: Where in the World is Hells Angel David Carroll?. 5 January 2015. 2 March 2021. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619011313/https://gangsterreport.com/hunting-wolf-hells-angel-david-carrol/. live.
  15. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/biker-testifies-that-gang-boss-pushed-killing/article22395709/
  16. Web site: Hells Angels hitman denied parole in 1st bid for freedom. Rhodes. Blair. CBC News. February 25, 2020. February 28, 2021. December 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201207084619/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hells-angels-hitman-denied-parole-dean-daniel-kelsie-1.5474868. live.
  17. Web site: Colombo Turncoat Tied to 3 Hits Wins Big. 2021-03-01. 2021-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116174145/https://www.cosanostranews.com/2016/02/colombo-turncoat-tied-to-three-hits.html. live.
  18. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/bandidos-hitman-laughed-when-recalling-murder-court-hears/article_3c860416-bc47-5e27-822c-fe94a569a0e2.html
  19. Book: I was a Killer for the Hells Angels: The True Story of Serge Quesnel. 9780771054921. 2003. McClelland & Stewart. 2023-03-19. 2023-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230516/https://books.google.com/books?id=NGYPIADr1NoC. live.
  20. News: Hesitant hitmen jailed over botched assassination in China. BBC News. 22 October 2019. 12 March 2021. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123065954/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50137450. live.
  21. News: Behind bars: Man who ordered killing and the hitmen who outsourced murder. The Straits Times. 24 October 2019. 12 March 2021. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024215117/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/behind-bars-man-who-ordered-killing-and-the-hitmen-who-outsourced-murder. live.
  22. https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/260-jocic-arrested-in-pukanic-case
  23. Web site: Jiří Kajínek - the most famous Czech hitman. 29 May 2017. 2 March 2021. 24 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230515/https://steemit.com/politics/@pondeli/jiri-kajinek-the-most-famous-czech-hitman. live.
  24. Web site: Bandidos president "Biggie" sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug and attempted murder charges. 17 September 2019. 2 March 2021. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304003033/https://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bandidos-president-biggie-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-on-drug. live.
  25. Web site: Dottern förändrade livetför gangstermördaren Janne Raninen. www.expressen.se. 2021-03-02. 2021-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518091341/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/brottscentralen/gangstermordaren-om-dotterns-tarar-i-fangelset/. live.
  26. Web site: D-company hitman Noora held | Mumbai News – Times of India. The Times of India. 2021-03-01. 2022-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926211020/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/D-company-hitman-Noora-held/articleshow/1307689.cms. live.
  27. Web site: Police capture alleged contract killer Jaggu Pahalwan suspected of 100 murders. 2021-02-28. 2020-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807221609/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20110822-contract-killer-jaggu-pahalwan-held-747232-2011-08-12. live.
  28. Web site: India's hitman trial exposes criminal world thriving on economic boom. TheGuardian.com. 17 November 2011. 2 March 2021. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111234333/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/17/india-hitman-trial-criminal-world. live.
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bp-4zVB8fk8
  30. Web site: Mob hitman jailed for assassinating 'drug kingpin' at Spanish resort. Daily Mirror. 21 June 2018. 2 March 2021. 18 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918181503/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mob-hitman-who-assassinated-drug-12757649. live.
  31. https://aish.com/israels-nazi-hitman/
  32. https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016-03-31/how-a-famous-former-nazi-officer-became-a-hitman-for-israel
  33. https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/holocaust-remembrance-day/2016-03-27/ty-article/the-strange-case-of-a-nazi-who-became-a-mossad-hitman/0000017f-df03-df9c-a17f-ff1b3c520000
  34. https://intelnews.org/2016/03/29/01-1878/
  35. Web site: Meet the Sicilian Mafia Hitman Who Killed 80 People and Will be Free in 5 Years. 2021-03-01. 2021-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307142658/https://time.com/4062017/sicilian-mafia-hitman/. live.
  36. https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/
  37. Web site: Yakuza in custody for murder of rival gangsters dies in detention – TokyoReporter. 3 January 2021. 2 December 2021. 2 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202025154/https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yakuza/yakuza-in-custody-for-murder-of-rival-gangsters-dies-in-detention/. live.
  38. Web site: A Jamaican hitman who was captured by police on Grand Bahama last week was undocumented man Shaquille Aamal Lewis – REMEMBER HIM? | Bahamaspress.com. 2022-12-02. 2022-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202210021/https://www.bahamaspress.com/a-jamaican-hitman-who-was-captured-by-police-on-grand-bahama-last-week-was-undocumented-man-shaquille-aamal-lewis-remember-him/. live.
  39. https://www.jezebel.com/meet-la-china-the-mexican-hit-woman-who-almost-got-awa-1733546131
  40. News: Mexico captures powerful Gulf cartel hitman. Reuters. 30 April 2009. 2 March 2021. 24 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230515/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-drugs/mexico-captures-powerful-gulf-cartel-hitman-idUSN1654810320090430. live.
  41. Web site: Los Zetas Cartel assassin who became a Northern Mexico Plaza Boss sentenced in San Antonio to 7 life prison terms. 2021-03-02. 2021-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302110639/https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/los-zetas-cartel-assassin-who-became-northern-mexico-plaza-boss-sentenced-san-antonio. live.
  42. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/02/266713/trial-marrakechs-la-creme-shooting
  43. https://www.h24info.ma/gouvernement-neerlandais-reagit-a-la-condamnation-des-assassins-du-cafe-la-creme/
  44. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/02/266713/trial-marrakechs-la-creme-shooting
  45. https://www.h24info.ma/gouvernement-neerlandais-reagit-a-la-condamnation-des-assassins-du-cafe-la-creme/
  46. Web site: 'Spineless' contract killer maintains innocence after text lure slaying. 2 February 2018. 6 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182925/https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/101146582/spineless-contract-killer-maintains-innocence-after-text-lure-slaying. live.
  47. Web site: An amateur contract killer who bludgeoned and stabbed a young Christchurch mum to death 25 years ago has been jailed for a minimum 10 years - 10-Jun-2020 - NZ Law and Order news. 2021-07-06. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184428/https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=313085. live.
  48. https://archive.ph/20240103055656/https://66.ru/news/incident/195006/
  49. Web site: Nowhere to hide: The secret history of Russia's 3 deadliest hitmen in the 'wild 1990s'. 13 December 2017. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228114204/https://www.rbth.com/history/327012-secret-history-russia-deadliest-hitmen. live.
  50. Web site: Convicted member of notorious Russian gang gets 24 more years in prison . 22 December 2016 . 28 February 2021 . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625050754/https://www.rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20161222/277428480.html . live .
  51. Web site: Captured Assassin Opens up: 'It Was Revenge'. 31 March 2019. 2 March 2021. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303014209/https://www.newser.com/story/273294/captured-russian-killer-reveals-his-list-of-names.html. live.
  52. Web site: Roy Rowan Award Winners Outline Russia's Tools of Global Influence. OPC. 2021-03-02. 2021-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227234813/https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/roy-rowan-award-winners-outline-russias-tools-of-global-influence/. live.
  53. Web site: Notorious Russian paid assassin murdered dozens of targets despite bad eyesight. Daily Mirror. 7 March 2018. 1 March 2021. 28 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928032905/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-assassin-murdered-dozens-targets-12141606. live.
  54. Web site: Russian mafia hitman turns life coach and jailhouse celebrity. 21 August 2018. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806012247/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2160709/last-hitman-standing-assassin-russian-organised-crime-gangs-turns-kills. live.
  55. https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/for-cold-eyed-ruthlessness-no-female-assassin-beats-villanelle-knc87cqm3
  56. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4728911.stm
  57. Book: Fitted up: A True Story of Police Betrayal, Conspiracy and Cover up. 9781788850742. Findlay. Russell. 18 September 2019. 17 March 2021. 10 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810042830/https://books.google.com/books?id=EpC6DwAAQBAJ&q=Billy+%27Buff%27+Paterson+hitman&pg=PT186. live.
  58. Web site: Girl, 17, bragged about 'killing 17 people' online before being gunned down. Daily Mirror. 13 August 2019. 28 February 2021. 10 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810004013/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/girl-17-bragged-killing-17-18927017. live.
  59. Web site: Peters . Quincy . 2022-04-08 . Gakirah Barnes: The deadliest member out of STL/EBT . live . 2022-04-09 . Raptology.com . Raptology.com . en-US . 2022-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727161145/https://raptology.com/documentary/gakirah-barnes-the-deadliest-member-out-of-stl-ebt/ .
  60. Web site: Lengel. Allan. Past Detroit Hit Man Claims Gil Hill Wanted Him To Kill Richard Wershe Jr.. Deadline Detroit. 7 September 2016.
  61. Web site: Mauli. Chad. The Story of Nate Boone: Detroit’s Most Dangerous Hitman. All Rap News. 12 April 2024. 28 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240612165159/https://allrapnews.com/documentary/the-story-of-nate-boone-detroits-most-dangerous-hitm/. 12 June 2024. dead.
  62. Web site: Ferranti. Seth. The Evolution of a Hitman. 5 May 2017. Gorilla Convict. 28 June 2024.
  63. Web site: Boston,massachusetts – barbershop3315. 2021-03-02. 2023-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230515/https://sites.google.com/site/barbershop3315/boston,massachusetts?tmpl=/system/app/templates/print/&showPrintDialog=1. live.
  64. Web site: 20 Boston Irish Gangsters | Mafia Hitters. mafiahitters.com. 2021-03-02. 2021-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620061431/https://mafiahitters.com/20-boston-irish-gangsters/. live.
  65. Web site: Tabalia. Jedidah. Apindi. Cyprine. December 21, 2023. Who is Wayne Perry? Here’s the life story of the Washington D.C drug lord. Briefly.co.za. April 16, 2024.
  66. Web site: Brown. Ann. January 12, 2022. Who Is Wayne Perry? 10 Things To Know About The Notorious Gangster From DC Who Became A Muslim And Black Nationalist. The Moguldom Nation. April 16, 2024.
  67. Book: Ferranti, Seth. February 20, 2015. Washington DC Hitman - Wayne "Silk" Perry. Gorilla Convict. April 16, 2024. B00TVF11US.
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  69. Web site: Archived copy . 2023-06-23 . 2023-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623020536/https://apps.detroitnews.com/projects/davontae-sanford-road-to-freedom/vincent-smothers-bio.htm . live .
  70. Web site: Archived copy . 2023-06-23 . 2023-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623020620/https://medium.com/crimebeat/an-unlikely-assassin-8eb2ade50c1 . live .
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  73. Web site: Ex-mob hit man 'Mad Dog' Sullivan dies in NY state prison. 16 June 2017. 2 March 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203010333/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ex-mob-hit-man-mad-dog-sullivan-dies-in-ny-state-prison/. live.
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