Former hitman fears for his life

Detroit News, The (MI) - Monday, August 18, 2008

Author: Francis X. Donnelly / The Detroit News

Former hitman fears for his life

By Francis X. Donnelly

The Detroit News

If Nate Craft had his way, he would be living under a new name in a new city far from Detroit.

Instead he's stuck in his Michigan home, peering out the window, wondering whether the next

person he sees will try to kill him.

In 1994, the former hit man…

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