For those interested, here is a profile of a murder for hire person (mastermind) - and the doer.
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Unlike rapists, sex murderers, pathological fire setters, and pedophiles,
murder-for-hire masterminds do not conform to a general psychological profile. They are men and women of various ages and backgrounds who solicit their murders pursuant to a diverse range of motives.
Murder plotters, compared to murder doers, tend to be older, more commonly female, and are less likely to have histories of crime or violence. Given the pre-meditated nature of a murder-for-hire plot, masterminds, while sociopathic,
desperate, depressed, drug-addled, or simply not very bright, are not psychotic and therefore not mentally ill enough to be found legally insane. Without the benefit of the insanity defense, masterminds, when their backs are against the criminal justice wall, tend to throw themselves to the mercy of the court. They often cite, as justification for their murderous intentions, abuse, depression, and addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. Generally, these pleas for mercy and understanding fall on deaf judicial ears, particularly when the mastermind was motivated by greed as in avoiding the cost of divorce, benefiting from a life insurance policy, or inheriting the victim’s estate.
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http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu/hire/overview.html
