Monday, October 14, 2013

Welcome to life on the Edge: Hitman Love



Love can make people do crazy things and hitmen are no exception. A hitman falling in love with his target is the makings of a romance novel. In July of 2011, Carlos Roberto de Jesus a Brazilian hitman did just that. He was paid by a jealous wife to kill Iranildes Aguiar Araujo, the husband’s alleged mistress. Fortunately for Iranildes once Carlos laid eyes on her, it was love at first sight and the last thing on his mind was murder. Well, Iranildes returned his feelings and passion was in the air.
 Unfortunately, Carlos still had a job to do. So he formulated a clever plan. Using a little ketchup, a gag, and a knife placed near her armpit, they snapped a fake death photo of  Iranildes. Later when the wife discovered she’d been duped, she went to the cops. Yep, the cops. Of course, she claimed Carlos had stolen money and tried to get him arrested. Well, in the end the murder scheme was discovered and all three were arrested. Did the hitman find true love or just put an end to his thriving career?

Readers: My bigger question is could you fall in love with a man—a sexy man— who made murder a business? Is this an example of being Wildly in Love or Just Plain Crazy?

8 comments:

  1. Oh, that's a fun story. Hmmm. I think they all got what they deserved, except for the husband. He should have been thrown in jail for cheating. Ha ha. And no to falling in love with a man who murdered for business. I'd have to be on my best behavior all of the time, or never sleep at night, for fear of being bumped off.

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    1. Hi Robena,
      So true. It would be like the marriage in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Oh my gosh! That's crazy! They say love will drive people to do insane things. Ketchup? Come on! That's so amateur. LOL And nope, I don't think I could fall in love with a man who made murder business. Although... Did you ever watch Dexter, JL? I totally rooted for him.

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  3. Robin, I have never watched Dexter, but I hear it's a crazy good show. Thanks for commenting.

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  4. Hi JL!

    What a story. They say truth is stranger than fiction and it's totally true. In fiction, the readers would have taken an author to task for not staging a more realistic death photo!

    In fiction, I fall for the hitman all the time, in movies and books like the Bourne series, (and Blue Horizon). In reality, I think I'd have a hard time compartmentalizing his job.

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  5. Hi Samanthe,
    The nice thing about fiction is it allows us to be daring without the consequences. Thanks for stopping by.

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  6. Hi J.L.- Well I rather like watching movies and reading books about hit men, like Killers and Mr and Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt) but in real life, I like to keep things far less exciting!!

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    1. Hi Charlene,
      I love dangerous men in books too. In real life I just want him to cook dinner:) Thanks for commenting

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