The following is a list of contract killers (also referred to hitman), both current and former.

Contract killing Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be ...

is defined as the unlawful assassination murder of a targeted party.

Australia

* Keith Faure *

Christopher Dale Flannery Christopher Dale Flannery, nicknamed "Mr Rent-a-Kill" (born 1948 – disappeared 9 May 1985) is alleged to have been an Australian contract killer. Background and early career Flannery was born in Brunswick, Victoria. He left school at the age ...

Evangelos Goussis Evangelos "Ange" Goussis (born 14 September 1967) is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer from Geelong, Victoria, and is a multiple murderer, guilty of the murders of two victims of the Melbourne gangland killings. Early life Goussis was ...

* Lindsey Robert Rose

Brazil

*Maia "Mainha" Cunha *

Julio Santana Julio Franklin Santana (born January 20, 1974) is a former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. Santana appeared in the inaugural season of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and, along with Esteban Yan, was one of the last players from ...

Canada

* Dean Michael Wiwchar *

Richard Blass Richard Blass (October 24, 1945 – January 24, 1975) was an infamous Canadian gangster and a multiple murderer. Born in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, seco ...

*Bal Buttar * Salvatore Calautti * David Carroll * Gerald Gallant *Dean Daniel Kelsie *

Cecil Kirby Cecil Kirby (born 17 August 1950) is a Canadian outlaw biker, criminal and hitman for the Commisso 'ndrina, turned police informant. Satan's Choice Kirby was born in the Weston neighborhood of Toronto on 17 August 1950, and was twice expelled fro ...

Donald Lavoie Donald Lavoie (born 21 May 1942) is a self-proclaimed former hit man for the Dubois Gang, situated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. During his career as a hit man, Lavoie assassinated at least 15 people, to which he later confessed. Lavoie's testimony ...

*Jackie McLaughlin *

Serge Quesnel Serge Quesnel (born 1970) is a Canadian gangster best known for his work as a hitman for the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Quesnel turned Crown's evidence in 1995 and testified against several Hells Angels members in exchange for a lesser sentenc ...

Aimé Simard Aimé Simard (1968 – 18 July 2003) was a Canadian outlaw biker and hitman, he was a member of the Montreal Rockers Motorcycle Club, a support club for the Hells Angels. He operated on the side as a contract killer, working for the Hells Angels ...

* Réal Simard * Yves Trudeau

China

*Xi Guangan *Ling Xiansi

Colombia

* Andrés Leonardo Achipiz * Jorge Ayala *

Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera (born August 27, 1966), also known as "La Quica" (Colombian slang for "the fat girl", a childhood nickname), is a Colombian former hitman for the Medellín Cartel, a drug trafficking group. He was described as at one poin ...

Jhon Jairo Velásquez Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez (April 15, 1962 – February 6, 2020), also known by the alias "Popeye" or "JJ", was a Colombian hitman, who was part of the criminal structure of the Medellín Cartel until his surrender to the Colombian justice s ...

Croatia

Sretko Kalinić Sretko Kalinić ( sr-Cyrl, Сретко Калинић; born 25 February 1974), also known as "Zver" ( sr-Cyrl, Звер, lit=The Beast) or "Beli" ( sr-Cyrl, Бели, lit=The White), is a Croatian Serb gangster,

Czech Republic

Jiří Kájínek

Denmark

*Jim-Bo Poulsen

England

* John Childs * Mark Fellows *

Jimmy Moody James Alfred Moody (27 February 1941 – 1 June 1993) was an English gangster and hitman whose career spanned more than four decades and included run-ins with Jack Spot, Billy Hill, "Mad" Frankie Fraser, the Krays, the Richardsons and the Provi ...

India

*Noor "Noora" Baksh *Jaggu Pehelwan *

Shri Prakash Shukla Shri Prakash Shukla was an Indian killer active during the 1990's mainly in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was killed on 22 September 1998 in an encounter with the UP police's Special Task Force (India), Special Task Force. He was about 25 a ...

Finland

*Janne Raninen

Germany

Werner Pinzner Werner Pinzner (27 April 1947, Bramfeld – 29 July 1986, Hamburg), also called "Mucki", was a German contract killer who became known as the "St. Pauli Killer". He was responsible for a series of contract killings and gained nationwide attent ...

″St.-Pauli-Killer″

Ireland

* James Quinn

Italy

*Maurizio Avola *

Amerigo Dumini Amerigo Dumini (January 3, 1894 – December 25, 1967) was an American-born Italian fascist hitman who led the group responsible for the 1924 assassination of Unitary Socialist Party leader Giacomo Matteotti. Biography ...

* Giuseppe Greco

Japan

*Toshio Maruyama

Jamaica

*Christopher Anthony Lee

Mexico

Gregorio Sauceda-Gamboa Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa is a Mexican illegal drug trafficker of the Los Zetas, when Los Zetas were the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. Sauceda was a former investigative police officer, who helped smuggle an average of 10 tons of cocaine and 30 ...

José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa (15 June 1980 – 15 May 2020), commonly referred to by his alias "El Chino Ántrax", was a Mexican drug lord, a professional hitman, and a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization based ...

* José Manuel Martínez *

Joselyn Alejandra Niño Joselyn Alejandra Niño (died on 13 April 2015), commonly referred to by her alias La Flaca (English: The Skinny One), was a Mexican suspected assassin of the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico. She gained popularity on s ...

Héctor Luis Palma Salazar Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born April 29, 1960), commonly known as "El Güero Palma", is a Mexican former drug trafficker and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel alongside Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. After the brutal murder of his family ordered by hi ...

*Marciano Millan Vasquez

New Zealand

*Diego Carbone *Jeremy Powell

Philippines

Edgar Matobato Edgar Bernal Matobato (born 1959) is a self-confessed hitman who claims to be a former member of the ''Davao Death Squad'' or the "DDS", an alleged vigilante group tasked to summarily execute suspected criminals. Senate hearing Matobato gained i ...

Russia

* Igor the Assassin *

Maxim Lazovsky Maxim Yuryevich Lazovsky (russian: Макси́м Ю́рьевич Лазовский, nicknames "Max", "Lame"; July 31, 1965 – April 28, 2000) was a KGB and FSB officer who became involved in underground business. According to Alexander Litvinen ...

*Alexander Pustovalov *Oleg Smorodinov *

Alexander Solonik Alexander Viktorovich Solonik (russian: Алекса́ндр Ви́кторович Соло́ник) (16 October 1960 – 31 January 1997) was a Russian gangster, known for his reputation as a notorious hitman in the Russian criminal underworld. ...

*Andrey Vershinin *Alexei Sherstobitov

Scotland

*Billy 'Buff' Paterson

Serbia

Singapore

* Anthony Ler *

Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz On 1 July 2007, 29-year-old Manap Sarlip was found murdered outside his flat at Whampoa, Singapore. The police investigations led to the arrest of the killer, 17-year-old Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz, and Manap's 24-year-old wife Aniza Essa, who or ...

Slovakia

Jozef Roháč Jozef Roháč a.k.a. Potkan (September 6, 1956) is a Slovak criminal, terrorist and Slovak mafia hitman, specializing in explosives. He is mostly known for installing the explosive device in the Assassination of Róbert Remiáš and in assassina ...

Turkey

Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party ...

Mahmut Yıldırım Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1951, Yenidal, Solhan, Bingöl Province), better known as Yeşil ( Turkish for "Green"), is a Turkish rogue agent of Zaza origins. He is wanted for the murders of eight people in Turkey. Among the murders he is accused o ...

United States

Charles Harrelson Charles Voyde Harrelson (July 23, 1938 – March 15, 2007) was an American hitman and organized crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood Jr., the first federal judge to be assassinated in the 20th century. Charle ...

* Joe Adonis * William Aloisio *

Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri (dates unknown) also called Willie "two gun" Altieri... was an American gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American " Black-Hand" gang, one of the most powerful criminal organizations ...

Joseph Barboza Joseph Barboza Jr. (; September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976), nicknamed "the Animal", was an American mobster and notorious mob hitman for the Patriarca crime family of New England during the 1960s. A prominent enforcer and contract killer in ...

*Gakirah Barnes *

Fiore Buccieri Fiore "Fifi" Buccieri (December 16, 1907 – August 17, 1973) was a Chicago mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit who specialized in loansharking. Early years As a youth he was a member of the Chicago 42 Gang with future Outfit boss Sam "Mom ...

* Fred Burke *

Anthony Capo Anthony "Tony" Capo (1959/60 – January 23, 2012) was an American hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who later became a government witness and entered the Witness Protection Program. His aliases included Marshall Beach, Mathew Beach and Wade B ...

Frank M. Canton Frank M. Canton (born Josiah Horner, September 15, 1849September 27, 1927) was an American Old West fugitive who had a career as a deputy U.S. marshal under an assumed name. Although an ex-sheriff stock detective in Wyoming, Canton and his associ ...

Charles Carrollo Charles Vincent "Charlie the Wop" Carrollo (born Vincenzo Carrollo; August 25, 1902 – 1979) was an Italian-born Kansas City, Missouri crime boss during the 1930s. Carrollo was born in Santa Cristina Gela, an Arbëreshë town in the province of ...

Jackie Cerone John Philip Cerone (July 7, 1914 – July 26, 1996), nicknamed Jackie the Lackey, was an American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit during the late 1960s. He was the younger brother of mobster Frank "Skippy" Cerone, father of lawyer Joh ...

Pasquale Conte Pasquale "Patsy" Conte (born March 12, 1925) was an American mobster who became a caporegime with the Gambino crime family. He also owned several Key Food supermarkets. Early life Born in Sicily, Conte was a resident of Roslyn, New York. Conte wa ...

Roy DeMeo Roy Albert DeMeo (; September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an Italian-American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City. He headed a group referred to as the "DeMeo crew", which became notorious for the large number of murders ...

Richard DiNome Roy Albert DeMeo (; September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an Italian-American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City. He headed a group referred to as the "DeMeo crew", which became notorious for the large number of murders ...

* Glennon Engleman * Ray Ferritto *

Stephen Flemmi Stephen Joseph Flemmi (born June 9, 1934) is an American gangster and convicted murderer and was a close associate of Winter Hill Gang boss Whitey Bulger. Beginning in 1975, Flemmi was a top echelon informant for the Federal Bureau of Investiga ...

Vincent Flemmi Vincent James Flemmi (September 5, 1935 – October 16, 1979), also known as "Jimmy The Bear", was an American mobster who freelanced for the Winter Hill Gang and the Patriarca crime family. He was also a longtime informant for the Federal Bureau ...

Jimmy Fratianno Aladena James Fratianno (born Aladena Fratianno; November 14, 1913 – June 29, 1993), also known as "Jimmy the Weasel", was an Italian-born American mobster who was acting boss of the Los Angeles crime family. After his arrest in 1977, Fratianno ...

Carmine Galante Carmine Galante (; February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was an American mobster. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar hanging from is mouth, leading to the nickname "The Cigar" and "Lilo" (a Sicilian term for cigar). Galante had a long career ...

* Vito Genovese * Jason Getsy *

Sam Giancana Salvatore Mooney Giancana (; born Gilormo Giangana; ; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 ...

Fred Goetz Fred Samuel Goetz (February 14, 1897 – March 21, 1934), also known as "Shotgun" George Ziegler, was a Chicago Outfit mobster and a suspected participant in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, in 1929. Early life Goetz was born in Chicago t ...

Martin Goldstein Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein ( – June 12, 1941) was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc. Born Meyer Goldstein, Goldstein grew up in East New York, Brooklyn, New York, and initi ...

* Sammy Gravano * Tom Horn *Cornelius Hughes *Stevie Hughes * John Kelley * Richard Kuklinski * Mad Dog Coll *

Maurice Lerner Maurice Richard "Pro" Lerner (December 20, 1935 – September 5, 2013) was a Mafia hit man connected with the Patriarca crime family who was convicted of murder in 1970. His conviction was overturned due to unethical behavior by the Federal Bureau ...

Johnny Martorano John James Vincent Martorano (born December 13, 1940; also known as "Vincent Joseph Rancourt", "Richard Aucoin", "Nick", "The Cook", "The Executioner", "The Basin Street Butcher") is an American former gangster and former hitman for the Winter Hi ...

Robert Mormando Robert Mormando is an American mafia hitman for the New York Gambino crime family, who later became a government informant. Mormando was born in Ozone Park, Queens, and is a divorced father of two children. In October 2009, Mormando became the fi ...

* Donald Nash *

Ross Prio Ross Prio (born Rosario Priolo) (d. 1972) was a Chicago mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization from the 1930s until the early 1970s, when he died of natural causes. Early years Born in Sicily, Prio was brought ...

David "Chippy" Robinson David "Chippy" Robinson (1897–1967) was a St. Louis armed robber and contract killer responsible for many crimes during the Prohibition era. He was a top ranking member of the Egan's Rats gang. Born David Michael Robison in the North Side neig ...

* Frank Salemme *

Gregory Scarpa Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994) nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the ...

Frank Schweihs Francis John Schweihs (February 7, 1932 – July 23, 2008), aka "Frank the German", was an American gangster, who worked for The Outfit, the organized crime family of Chicago. At the time of his death, federal prosecutors planned to indict him ...

Frank Sheeran Francis Joseph Sheeran (October 25, 1920 – December 14, 2003), also known as "The Irishman", was an American labor union official and enforcer for Jimmy Hoffa and Russell Bufalino. He was accused of having links to the Pittston crime family ...

* Shotgun Man *

Thomas Sinito Thomas James Sinito, also known as "The Chinaman" (September 18, 1938 − December 21, 1997), was a powerful Caporegime in the Cleveland crime family who was once accused of plotting the assassination of then mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Dennis J. ...

*Joseph "Mad Dog" Sullivan * Salvatore Testa * Stephen Wayne Anderson * Umberto Valenti * Jack Whalen * Gus Winkler

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