Good longread on a not so usual job: Pretend to be a hitman, fake crime scenes to bust those who want their spouses murdered.

From Weekly Filet #137, in November 2013.

Oops, You Just Hired the Wrong Hitman

Oops, You Just Hired the Wrong Hitman

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