The Hitman Taken Out by a Hitman

One of the most infamous hitmen in history, Alexander Solonik rose to fame in the 1990s when hitmen were earning as low as $500 a job. He is renowned for killing prominent individuals, especially crime lords.

Solonik was a former member of the police and military who was known for using ruthless methods when carrying out his job. He was let go by the police for cruelty after only six months. He became even more insane once he started committing crimes, but it was nearly impossible to punish him. He jumped out of a window during a rape trial and fled in a hearse. He was apprehended once more and imprisoned in Ulyanovsk for two years before breaking out. Later, following a gunfight inside a police station, he was apprehended and taken back to jail. He was the only prisoner to do so at the time, but he nevertheless managed to escape from Matrosskaya Tishina.

Solonik escaped to Greece, where he would spend the rest of his days planning to kill the mafia lords who had turned against him. But his house was bugged, and his former employers ordered Sasha Soldat, a hitman, to murder him. Since Solonik and Soldat were buddies, he immediately opened the door for the murderer to enter. Later, when he had been strangled, investigators discovered his body.

Born: Alexander Viktorovich Solonik, 16 October 1960Kurgan, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died: 31 January 1997 (aged 36) Athens, Greece