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These costs would depend on the nature of the target, the nature of the country you live in and the requirements of the murder.

High profile, protected target? You probably couldn't find a random low-life to do it, much less successfully. And no matter what jurisdiction you want to commit the murder in, it will be more expensive than if your target was a random average joe, or jane.

Country is a place where the rule of law and legal enforcement are strongly applied and taken seriously? It will become harder and more expensive. Criminals are often stupid, but even stupid criminals in countries that take legal matters seriously are rarely freewheeling about contract murder that they actually mean to commit. The pool of willing potential killers would be smaller in such countries.

And finally, the nature of the murder: Need to kill someone in a way that looks like suicide or accident? That won't be something you hire a low-life to do on the cheap.

On the other hand, if you just need someone with modest to poor protection dead and you live in a country with weak legal mechanisms, then the situation becomes as favorable as you could want given your murderous needs. Assuming you have the right connections, a random gangbanger or would-be gangbanger on a motorbike can do the job for very cheap indeed. In the country I live in this is common and the people (often just teenagers) paid to do it will go for broke if offered as little as a couple grand or sometimes much less.




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