What is an Assassin?
An assassin is a criminal who kills prominent or famous people. Normally, the assassin is paid for the work, but some do it for free. These are mostly mentally disturbed or aggrieved individuals. Some notorious assassins of history include John Wilkes Booth, the murderer of Abraham Lincoln, and Lee Harvey Oswald, the killer of John F. Kennedy. Assassins and assassinations are a common theme in film and literature. Jason Bourne, of the series of Bourne Identity movies, is a government assassin who works to advance the cause of the United States against its enemies. Finding the Target A typical paid assassin spend his days in search of his target. Hired to kill a specific individual, he must find the individual. The assassin may use secret government files or other more public information to learn the whereabouts of a target in hiding. Once discovered, he will survey the target, using hidden cameras and bugs. The purpose of surveillance is to determine the victim’s habits. The more the a
