For as long as money has existed, there have been plenty of people willing to kill for it. Contract killing is one of the world’s oldest professions.

In The Business of Crime, VICE looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth and finding out the reality of the murder-for-hire industry.

From the dark web to criminal mercenaries, we find out how contract killers are hired around the world and whether the online markets are actually just scammers and law enforcement

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