Jesse McKinley, Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story. NYTimes, Jan. 14. 2023.
Robert Baer, a former C.I.A. agent and the author of several books, including "The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassins," says he has known many bad guys during his decades in law enforcement and espionage. But even he says finding a real-life killer would stump him.
"I could not find you a hit man," he said. "And I know a lot of murderers."
Dennis Kenney, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, concurred, calling the public ...