69: Hit Man: The True Story of a Fake Contract Killer

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

True Crime, Fiction, Drama, History

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What if I told you the most sought-after hit man in Houston in the 90's wasn't really a hit man? He worked for the police

Gary Johnson spent his career working with members of his community who thought they were hiring someone to kill their loved ones. They were other police officers, churchgoers, and parents. But they all had a dark side, and they all wanted instant gratification. And now, Gary is the subject of a new movie streaming on Netflix, HIT MAN.

TW: brief mention of suicide

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