Deadliest Hitmen From Around The World

Chester Wheeler Campbell

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Operating as a dangerous hitman in the 70s and 80s, Campbell worked for both the Italian Mafia and drug lords operating out of Detroit. He kept notebooks on his kills, which included at least 10 unsolved murders, and he was also keeping tabs on cops, prosecutors and criminals.

Harry "The Hook" Aleman

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This hitman got his nickname from boxing in his youth, and he was a go-to for the mob in the 70s. His weapon of choice was a gun - often fitted with a silencer - and he enjoyed shooting people not only in private, but in public, too. He was known to have been responsible for at least 13 hits.

Wayne "Silk" Perry

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Perry was the chosen hitman and executioner for a drug lord operating out of Washington D.C. in the late 80s. The crack cocaine dealer hired Perry to perform any killings that he needed, and it was later found that Perry was responsible for at least 5 murders.

Jorge Ayala

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During what was known as the Miami coke wars, Jorge Ayala was a dangerous hired assassin. He was responsible for at least 35 murders, all related to drug wars and crimes. To make it worse, after he was convicted and appealing for parole, it was reported he had phone sex with secretaries from the state attorney's office!

Joseph Meldish

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For almost 20 years, Joseph Meldish worked as a dangerous hitman contracted by the mob. His murderous career started when he was as young as 18, fresh out of university. He was part of the Purple Gang, and also employed by more than one crime family to do their bidding.

Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss

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In the 1930s, there was an infamous organized crime group known as Murder, Inc. - and it's said that Harry Strauss was responsible for a lot of the violent crime that went on within it. His weapon of choice was often an ice-pick to commit his murders, and when he was caught, he pretended to be insane to try and escape the death penalty. It didn't work.

Irving "Big Gangi" Cohen

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Cohen is a special kind of evil because one of the hits he carried out was on his own friend. Back in the 30s, there was a gangster who had a hit placed on him, and crime bosses wanted Irving Cohen to do it because he was a close friend of the man. Cohen did it - with an ice pick.

Jose Manuel Martinez

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This contract killer was responsible for at least 9 murders carried out - at least, he was only officially charged with 9, while he actually claimed to authorities that he was responsible for 40 murders, including members of Mexican drug cartels. Due to his 'older' appearance, he looked less of a murder suspect a lot of the time.

Harry "Happy" Maione

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Harry Maione was believed to be a hired hitman with links to the Italian mafia, and carrying out murders on their behalf. It was believed he began his deadly career around 1931, and it was later found out by the authorities that he was responsible for at least 12 murders.

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

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Bugsy Siegel is a famous mobster, with very dangerous friends, including Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano, but most people don't know he was actually an accomplished hitman himself - specifically with a gun. He often helped his mob pals carry out gun-related hits on their enemies.

Abe "Kid Twist" Reles

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Remember that 'Murder, Inc.' we spoke about? Well, Abe Reles was a very dangerous member of that. He was notorious - like many other hitmen - for using an ice pick as his murder weapon, by ramming it into their brains. He was known for being very unstable, even once killing a parking lot employee just because they didn't bring his car fast enough.

Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano

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Sammy Bull was not only a hitman, but a mob rat who decided to wriggle out of the justice he deserved by informing on his criminal colleagues. His crimes were so dangerous that he managed to work his way up from small-time crime to actually becoming the protégé of a crime boss.

Sam "Mad Sam" Destefano

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This man was one of the most feared members of the crime group, the Chicago Outfit. He also became one of the city's first loan sharks in the 1950s, where he would purposefully lend money to vulnerable people, and then when they couldn't pay it back, he would torture and kill them.

Frank "The Dasher" Abbandando

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This New York hitman was believed to have committed at least 30 murders during his criminal career. Though he used an ice pick like many other hitmen, he was also known to enjoy using a meat cleaver. To make this man even worse, it was alleged he was a sexual predator and rapist, too.

Thomas "Tommy Karate" Pitera

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Pitera was a deadly hitman for the crime family the Bonannos, back in the 1980s. His was known for his violent fighting skills and martial arts, which made way for his nickname. It's claimed he killed at least 60 people, actually enjoyed doing so, and would also dismember victims afterwards.

Joseph "The Animal" Barboza

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Anyone nicknamed 'The Animal' is going to be someone to worry about - and Joseph Barboza was definitely someone to worry about. He performed contract killings for the New England Mafia, but his nickname came from an incident where he'd got into an altercation with a man, and ended up biting his ear and allegedly chewing on his cheek.

Roy DeMeo

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This man was the leader of the aptly named DeMeo Crew, which was a dangerous gang made up of contract killers. This gang was responsible for up to 200 murders, and DeMeo was known for the 'Gemini Method': this consisted of DeMeo shooting a victim, wrapping the wound with a towel, stabbing the body in the heart to reduce the blood flow from the gunshot wound, hanging the body upside down to drain it, before dismembering it and sending the body to the dump.

Giovanni "The Pig" Brusca

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A former member of the Sicilian Mafia, Brusca claimed to have killed at least 200 people - and his nickname came from his dishevelled appearance. One of the worst things this man did was kidnap an 11 year old boy, who he tortured for 2 years

before killing him and dissolving the body in sulphuric acid.

Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski

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Kuklinski is one of the deadliest hitman in the world, with his first murder being when he was only 13, and his claim that he's killed at least 250 people. During his time as a hitman, he would stalk people and kill random people in order to 'practice his skills'. His nickname comes from his habit of freezing his victims to try and hide the time of death from police.

Julio Santana

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Santana claims to be responsible for at least 492 - and apparently only because 492 is where he stopped counting. He became a hitman for the Brazilian government, and was responsible for killing mainly communist militants considered as the enemy - which included a 22-year-old school teacher.

Gregory Scarpa

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Gregory Scarpa was part of the Colombo Crime Family, and not only was he a hitman with plenty of kills under his belt, but he actually ended up working undercover for the FBI. They wanted his skills as a Mafia criminal to help solve a crime committed by the KKK. He was known as 'The Grim Reaper'.

Anthony Casso

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Before he joined the Lucchese crime family, Casso was a loan shark - which, as we know, are bad news. He became one of New York's deadlist hitmen, nicknamed 'Gaspipe' because of the particular weapon his criminal father liked to use. He also worked to bribe police officers for information.

Jimmy Moody

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Moody was an English hitman, who had a criminal career of around 40 years which included associations with famous gangsters like the Kray twins. He was known to use a chainsaw to get through the sides of armored security trucks during his crimes, and was apparently very 'professional'.

Werner Pinzner

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This German contract killer was known for a high number of murders - but it gets worse. He went on to shoot the public prosecutor who was interrogating him for his crimes, then shooting his own wife before shooting himself at the police headquarters back in 1986.

Edgar Bernal Matobato

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This dangerous hitman from the Philippines was the first to call himself a hitman, even claiming to be part of the Davao Death Squad, which is a claimed vigilante group who seek out criminals to execute. Whilst on trial, he claimed to have killed many people, and even worked with police officers.

Sretko Kalinic

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This Croatian Serb gangster is known as 'The Beast' due to his level of crimes, which include contract killing, mass murdering and even an involvement in the assassination of a prime minister. Sretko was also a member of the largest known Serb criminal group.

Igor The Assassin

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As his nickname rightly suggests, the man known only as Igor and allegedly from Russia, is a former KGB officer who was alleged to have had a hand in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko when he was poisoned to death. The deadly nature of this hitman is worse because nobody knows his true name.

Frank Salemme

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Also known as 'Cadillac Frank', this deadly hitman from the United States was an mobster known to operate in the Boston area - a hitman who rose up the ranks to become the actual boss of a crime organization. He admitted to murdering at least 8 people, but was suspected of more.

Stephen Wayne Anderson

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Anderson was not only a known contract killer, but a serial killer, operating in the United States who was eventually killed for his crimes via lethal injection. He admitted to at least seven contract killings, but was also responsible for the murder of an inmate whilst in prison.

Salvatore Calautti

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Calautti was a Canadian hitman who worked for the mafia that was based in Toronto, and the rivals of another huge mafia family. He started his life of crime working as a debt collector, always with a gun, and rose the ranks to commit organized murder. He was eventually shot himself.

And Now... Deadliest Criminals From Around The World! Cody Wilson

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Cody Wilson is one of America's most wanted criminals - and the reason he's so dangerous is because he openly shares uploads online for 3D-printable weapons. Anyone downloading one of these would be able to 3D-print a very dangerous weapon, and he's an activist for American gun rights.

Thomas Edward Silverstein

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Silverstein was a dangerous convicted murder, who only recently died in prison while serving his life sentence. He was also said to have ties with the notorious neo-Nazi prison gang, The Aryan Brotherhood. His list of crimes included murder of his prison inmates, guards and others.

Janet Killough Barreto

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Barreto was a criminal originally on the run, and wanted by the FBI, before her successful capture. She was wanted for a list of child-related crimes, which included the manslaughter of a child, child neglect, child abuse and also tampering with a witness to her crimes.

Victor Manuel Gerena

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With connections to a criminal organization working for independence in Puerto Rico, this man's crimes also includes a dangerous armed bank heist, and enough to give him a slot on the FBI's most wanted list. His takings from the armed robbery is said to be $7 million.

Jason Derek Brown

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Dangerous fugitive Jason Derek Brown has been on the run for a very long time. He is wanted for robbery, and first-degree murder after he killed an innocent truck driver in his early 20s. The murder was in connection with the robbery, as he left with thousands of dollars in cash after killing the man.

Daniel William Hiers, Jr.

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One of the scariest things when it comes to criminals is when they're former cops - people you're supposed to trust. This man's crimes include not only molesting an innocent young girl, but then murdering his own wife. He's said to be armed and even more dangerous because of his combat training as a cop.

Robert William Fisher, Snr.

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This man is another example of evil and dangerous  after he went on the run for murdering his own wife, and his own two young children. It's believed that the reasoned he killed his family was because his wife was going to divorce him, and he didn't want his kids to go through the divorce of their parents, either.

David Benjamin Creamer

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This armed and dangerous fugitive is another on the most wanted list, and evidently on the run. His charges include crime in possession of a firearm, money laundering and the distribution of child p*rn*graphy. He currently has a high reward with hopes of leading to his arrest, too.

Alexis Flores

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Not only do this man's crimes include r*pe and murder, but it's believed that he r*ped and murdered an innocent girl, who was only five years old. Flores is also wanted for kidnap and for fleeing after attempted to be brought to justice for the murder and r*pe he committed.

Semion Mogilevich

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This mob boss hails from Ukraine, but he's not just any old dangerous mob boss. He's believed to be the big boss of all the Russian syndicate mob bosses. His resume includes involvement in contract murders, drug trafficking, prostitution and trading of nuclear material.

Abubakar Shekau

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This man was a Nigerian Islamic terrorist, and the leader of a group called Boko Haram. He was believed to have been responsible for many atrocities, like murder and burning villages to the ground. His group was also responsible for the kidnapping of over 200 schoolchildren. He blew himself up using a suicide vest.

Metteo Mesina Denaro

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This Sicilian crime boss is believed to be on the run and whereabouts unknown, and what makes him so dangerous is his believed involvement in a bomb campaign with the Sicilian mafia, which resulted in the death of innocent bystanders, as well as around 50 murders.

Joseph Kony

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This man is the leader of 'The Lord's Resistance Army', before he went missing and wanting by the authorities. His believed crimes include kidnapping children in order to turn them into s*x slaves and child soldiers. He was also condemned for war crimes.

Ismael Zambada

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This man is a drug lord of a Mexican cartel, and has been accused of drug trafficking, as well as kidnapping and money laundering. It's believed the cartel he leads has conducted mass murders, both of rival cartel members, and innocent members of the public.

Omar Hassan Al-Bashir

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This military officer and former President of Sudan had armed military under his command during his presidency, which were wanted for war crimes. He also had guns for hire. He was eventually captured, tried and sentenced for his dangerous criminal activities.

Ayman Al Zawahiri

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This man was one of the main players of the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. This Egyptian-born terrorist died in 2022, but before that time, his life had seen him responsible for many, many bombings in an attempt to bring 'justice' to different faiths he thought worked against Muslims.

Glen Stewart Godwin

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This man was on the FBI's 10 most wanted list back in the 90s, after he was convicted of murder - and then escaped prison in California, now on the run. He was supposed to be serving a 26-year sentence for his crimes, which included the first-degree murder of an innocent woman he stabbed 26 times.

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

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This dangerous criminal died a few years ago, but before this time he was the leader of the terrorist group known as Isis. His crimes included mass suicide bombings and the murders of prisoners of war, and during a raid by American forces, he killed himself - along with his children - using a suicide vest.

Major General Qassem Soleimani

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The head of Iran's Qud's Force, this man was responsible for undertaking wars, fitting his allies out with dangerous weapons, and approving assassinations. He also got much of his power from being close to the leader of Iran. In a twist of fate following his own crimes, he was killed by assassination in 2020.

James J. Bulger

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This American crime boss was one of the most dangerous, responsible for the Winter Hill Gang. Though he died in 2018, before this time he was on the run for around 16 years before he was caught, wanted for his crimes - which included murder, extortion and arms trafficking.