Hitman History: The Men Who Added Muscle to the Mafia

When it comes to the Mafia, these hitmen are the stuff of legends. The things you see in the movies is basically what these guys experienced in their day-to-day lives. And these weren’t just any “ordinary” hitmen – they were hired to carry out the most gruesome acts for the sake of sending a message.

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There’s only one thing these hitmen require for the job, and that’s cash. Of all the hitmen in Mafia history, the following are the most prolific, having made fortunes doing the dirty work. And for some of them, they didn’t stop even after they were caught and became FBI informants. In fact, one of them was so unique in his method that he got away with over 200 murders in the mid-1900s.

This one’s not for the faint of heart…

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