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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: hitman

hitman stories: 6 news summaries

 Colombia Nabs Top Drug Lord 

US will seek to extradite Daniel Rendon

Apr 15, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colombian police nabbed their nation's top drug lord today, and the country's president "is breathing easy," a rep told AFP. Daniel Rendon, 43, alias Don Mario, had a $2 million price on his head after allegedly swapping drugs for weapons from leftist FARC rebels. Now that he's in... More »

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Colombia • hitman • arrest • drug cartel • Alvaro Uribe • drug traffickers • Daniel Rendon

 Canadian Hitman 
 Cops to 27 Murders 

Assassin took out rival gang members during Quebec's biker wars

Apr 1, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian contract killer confessed yesterday to murdering 27 people during Quebec's biker wars, reports the Toronto Star. Gerald Gallant turned police informant after receiving a life sentence in 2001 for yet another murder. The biker, 58, received no extra time for his confession and will be eligible for parole... More »

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Canada • murder • hitman • gang violence • Quebec • assassin • Hells' Angels • motorcycle gang • bike gang

NY Cops Bust Bizarre Hit Job

Jealous spouse gave undercover officer samurai sword to kill wife, retrieve $27K ring

Aug 22, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn man was arrested yesterday for attempting to get a hit man to kill his wife—and retrieve the $27,000 wedding ring he had given her, the New York Daily News reports. Rockefeller Auguste, 35, enraged by jealousy, gave an undercover officer posing as a contract killer a... More »

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NYPD • killer • hitman • infidelity • wife • samurai swords • hit job

'For Hire: Pro Hitman'—Mexico Investigates Killer Online Ads

Murder posts up as drug war accelerates

Jul 13, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican authorities are investigating a slew of online ads offering the services of a professional killer. The ads may be fake, but police are taking no chances. A recent outbreak of hitmen amidst a raging drug war has contributed to the more than 1,400 murders in Mexico this year,... More »

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Internet • Mexico • Mexican drug war • hitman • online ads

Newspaper Editor Assassinated

Reporter murdered in broad daylight

Aug 2, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The editor of an Oakland newspaper was shot dead in broad daylight today in what police say they believe was a contracted hit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Chauncey Bailey was a fixture in the African-American community, known for aggressive coverage of issues and confrontational interviews with city officials. But... More »

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murder • assassination • black community • hitman • Oakland Post • Oakland • Chauncey Bailey • journalist

FBI Pays Out
$101M in
Mob Suit

Record award for four men wrongfully sent to prison for 1965 murder

Jul 26, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge ordered the government to pay $101.7M after the FBI withheld evidence related to a 1965 murder in Boston that sent four men to prison for three decades. "This case is about intentional misconduct, suborning of perjury" and "the framing of innocent men," said... More »

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FBI • prison • Boston • murder • mob • perjury • Mafia • Peter Limone • Joseph Salvati • Louis Greco • Henry Tameleo • hitman • wrongful conviction • Joseph Barboza

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