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It was described as a 'how-to commit murder' book, which detailed specific instructions on how to kill someone and get away with it. It played a crucial role in the Horn murder case and was eventually pulled from publication after a lawsuit.
And in the house, they found a book. And the book was titled Hitman, a technical manual for independent contractors, which was essentially a how to commit murder book.
— Episode: The Manual
Episode: The Manual
It was described as a 'how-to commit murder' book, which detailed specific instructions on how to kill someone and get away with it. It played a crucial role in the Horn murder case and was eventually pulled from publication after a lawsuit.
And in the house, they found a book. And the book was titled Hitman, a technical manual for independent contractors, which was essentially a how to commit murder book.
Well, that's what it was. It was a murder manual. It was a it was a publication that would teach anyone who is so inclined what steps to go through to commit a murder and get away with it.
The author of Hitman, a technical manual for independent contractors, was someone named Rex Farrell. The book was published in 1983 by Paladin Press.
And when they started to go through it and compare it to what they had found out took place in the crime, they were able to find 27 instructions that Perry followed.
Paladin Press, the publisher of this hitman manual, was owned by a former Army Ranger named Peter Lund, who sold books primarily through mail order catalogs and at gun shows.