Introducing: Kill List

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Speaker 1 There is one guy, and I only have his name and the city he lives in. How can I hire a killer to kill him?

Speaker 1 What if I told you that all over the world there are hundreds of people with no idea that somebody wants them dead?

Speaker 1 I want her to be killed, but it should seem she is dead because of accident, not by murder.

Speaker 1 Out there in the dark underbelly of the internet, there is a secret kill list.

Speaker 1 Seeking house to be burned down with occupants inside. No survivors.

Speaker 1 And I can see it.

Speaker 1 I'm Carl Miller. I'm a journalist and author.
And since 2020, I've been part of a team working in secret to stop people getting murdered.

Speaker 1 We're in the worst possible position I could think. Like, the world is on fire.
We're in the middle of global pandemic, meaning we can't leave our houses.

Speaker 1 We found ourselves in the middle of a live assassination market. And we don't even have any policy or moral guidance yet in terms of what we actually do.

Speaker 1 I don't know, man. It looks like a big Pandora's box that we're opening, and once you open it, it's open, man.
I don't think we can put it shut.

Speaker 1 It would become my job to tell complete strangers that someone has paid to have them killed.

Speaker 1 Hello, there. Can I speak to

Speaker 1 please?

Speaker 1 Yes, me, Joseph.

Speaker 1 Hello, it's me. Who are you?

Speaker 1 This is the story of our mission to keep the people on the kill list safe.

Speaker 1 Just so tired. This is so draining.
I mean, I haven't been able to sleep properly. I'm not really sure Machongai can keep doing this.

Speaker 1 Telling this story, I uncovered the darkest desires that people only reveal when they think nobody's watching.

Speaker 1 My biggest fear is that he's gonna go so nuts that he's gonna wanna take himself out, but he's not gonna let me live my life. It's like I'm in some sort of like horror movie.
He's got weapons at home.

Speaker 1 If he's gonna do something, he'll do it himself. I think he was ready to kill her.
I think it was just a practical question for him at that stage.

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Speaker 1 At that that moment, that second on, I was scared for my life.

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