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The Roanoke Times’s Dan Casey is somewhat skeptical of some of the arrests for soliciting contract killers, especially those in which the putative mechanic is an undercover officer seemingly ready to take the job.
But in each case there was a common thread: The killer-for-hire was an undercover cop, playing a menacing role opposite some ordinary fools who’d let their imaginations run wild. That’s the kindest way to put it.
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How do those average citizens hook up with faux hit men? That was one of the things I wanted to ask Virginia State Police. From our clip files it’s obvious the agency is the leading supplier of contract killers in the Old Dominion.
His attempts to secure an interview were unsuccessful.
If I wanted a hit man–something I have difficulty imagining, frankly–I wouldn’t look for one at the corner bar or on Craig’s List.