Assassin
South Africa to Release Apartheid Death Squad Leader Known as 'Prime Evil'
Eugene de Kock was infamous for torturing and killing anti-apartheid activists in the 1980s and early 1990s. Now the decision to free him from jail is dividing the nation.
Testing Illegal Weapons in the Jungle (Excerpt from 'Locked and Loaded in the Tropics')
In this excerpt, VICE News correspondent Kaj Larsen meets up with one of Puerto Rico’s top assassins in the jungle outside Río Piedras to see where he tests out his fully automatic weapons.
Guns in Puerto Rico: Locked and Loaded in the Tropics
VICE News travels to Puerto Rico, an island with the world’s highest murder rate by firearm, to find out why the NRA just established their 51st chapter on the island.
Locked and Loaded in the Tropics (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to Puerto Rico, an island with the world’s highest murder rate by firearm, to find out why the NRA just established their 51st chapter on the island.
We Talked to a Former CIA Spook About Political Murder
After ruffling some feathers at the CIA, Robert Baer resigned from the agency in 1997. We spoke to him about his new book, The Perfect Kill, which chronicles the art of political murder.
Pablo Escobar's Notorious Hitman Is Released Amid Controversy and Fear
Jhon Jairo Velázquez, a.k.a Popeye, was a top assassin for the Medellin Cartel. He claimed to have killed 300 people and helped murder another 3,000.
Alabama Murderer Says He’s a Mexican Drug Cartel Assassin Who’s Killed Dozens
Investigators found that information offered by Jose Manuel Martinez corresponds with a number of unsolved homicides across the country.