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Texas monthly. There was a time when hiring an assassin would require leaving the couch. The client would have to go to the bank at least and get cash.

He'd have to bring the cash to the killer and discuss logistics, names, locations, routines.

These actions would have allowed time for a reflection and second guessing.

Eric Mond was driving up I-35 from South Texas and had been drinking when he ordered his third hit over the phone from the side of the road.

No one would actually be killed this time.

This was a ruse.

On the other line, Gil Paulet was in a room with the FBI,

and they wanted to see if Eric would pay to kill again.

Maybe Eric felt some grief after the first murders.

Maybe he regretted what he'd done.

But by this time, you can hear it in his voice. He knew he could just wire

the money like he's buying from Amazon. Open the banking app, hit transfer, 150, 3 zeros sent done.

Honestly I think I'd rather take care of it permanently

and do the 25 and then I'll just run 150 through spear tip, like we did last time.

Eric Monde had no idea that earlier in that day on December 10th, 2021, law enforcement had arrested Brian Brockway,

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