The Complete How Book

The CompleteHow to Kill

Book

John Minnery

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LESSON TWO: TO KILL UNARMED

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LESSON SIX: HANG TOUGH

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APPENDIX C: SPECIAL WEAPONS

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The mechanical act of killing is my chief concern, but the

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tinued usefulness — kill without joy!

LESSON ELEVEN: HIT AND RUN

Other difficulties in assassinating by automobile are

centered around time, speed and choice of vehicle. Location is

not as important as might be imagined because "accidents can

happen anywhere.” Among the factors to be considered are

those concerning the subject — as to whether he be a

pedestrian, driver or occupant of a vehicle.

” ' ‘' The lorry has several advantages.

In the ram attack of a subject’s ca

LESSON FOURTEEN: RADIOLOGICAL ATTACK

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LESSON SIXTEEN: ONE WAY ONLY

This lesson deals with the plastic restraint which is used as asubstitute handcuff by the police. It is also availablecommercially as a banding and binding item in the automotiveand electrical fields.

other feature — it slips freely in only the tightening direction.

A plastic pawl and ratchet moulding blocks the strip from

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neck and death will result,

simultaneously with such a device.

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LESSON EIGHTEEN: THE MAN CATCHERS

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game in somewhat larger versions. In practice, the loop is

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strangulation technique),

rui me assassin s purposes, tne art of gentle capture is

diverted to a killing technique in that the loop is fixed and the

A variation of the shepherd’s crooked staff is a neck-breakervhich can be made from piping and shaped so as to hookiround the throat and extend back over the shoulders. A

l, quick downward push on the instrument lifts the chin

an be used as spears or clubseven if you muff it completely, ca

and still kill effectively. They ha\

being able to kill a fleeing subject without having to

or grapple with him.

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APPENDIX B: THE SILENT GRENADE

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APPENDIX C: DISPOSAL

This should amount to two manageable 80 lb. loads.

Once removed from the situation the corpse must still be

disposed of. Burying, in quickline, or otherwise offers the most

obvious choice, but dockets are replete with corpses turning up

like a bad penny. Once more identity is a prime concern and an

unidentifiable corpse is just that — a John Doe. The head and

accomplished by incineration. It should take twenty-four

hours to render down a body through gasoline soaking and the

larger bones will have to be carbonized by burning with an

structure, will need similar treatment due to dental recordings.

The ashes should be sifted and objects of human status should

pulverized. When complete the ashes

heavily weighted to compensate for rot buoyancy that the

If bodies must be buried then they should be buried at least

stall the tell-tale depression that graves are subject to.

APPENDIX D: BLOODY AFFAIRS DEPT.

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LESSON 27: FAKED ! CHECKLIST

LESSON 44: TARGET

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APPENDIX B: SPECIAL WEAPONS SECTION

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