Perhaps Thompson was subject to a contract killing by business rivals in Bangkok.

可能，汤普森是被其曼谷的商业对手所雇佣的杀手杀害了。

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But you never would because you're not a murderer so it's an "office hit list" instead of just a regular hit list that refers to a list of would-be victims in contract killing.

但是你肯定不会动手杀掉他们，因为你不是杀手。所以呢，这个名单才叫“办公室谋杀名单”，而不是那种真正的雇凶杀人名单。

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Mr Richards, 38, and Ben Hope deny murdering the 17-year-old in a bungled contract killing.

BBC: Aamir Siddiqi

It was the third contract killing of a Moscow hotel boss in 15 months.

ECONOMIST: Russia��s hotel from hell

Mr Baisarov and Mr Litvinenko were both said to be looking into last month's contract killing of Ms Politkovskaya.

ECONOMIST: Russian poisonings