Jack Laurence

But there's still the slight issue of just how to get there.

I mean, if you're a wanted fugitive, you can't just pop down to your local travel agent, get a couple of tickets on a commercial flight and head out of JFK or LAX.

Costa Rica.

It borders the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

With Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, this stunning Caribbean port welcomes over 1.5 million tourists each year, including cruise ship passengers who are whisked off to the jungle for fun adventures.

However, it's a place where locals try to be home by dark and police patrol with high-calibre guns in the face of soaring drug violence.

In fact, Costa Rica last year logged a record 657 homicides.

The bloodshed is being blamed on the drug business that runs rife in the country.

And it wasn't long before Wild Bill would find himself right in the thick of the drug world in Costa Rica.

It was while he was staying with his Italian friends that he would meet his next employer.

And that's all we've got time for.

But coming up in our next episode, while Bill gets himself involved in the smuggling business.

And this is where he would have to kill for the first time.

He says in self-defence.

If you want to find out more about the man who was once Central America's most infamous hitman and now a serving Christian minister in a Panamanian prison, Bill has written a book about his experiences inside Central America's prison system, the details of which are in the show notes of this episode.

Hello, legends.

Jack Lawrence here.

I am the host and creator of the show What I Survived.

Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone for all your support of the brand new series.

It has been truly overwhelming to see how well it's been received, all the lovely comments in regards to it.