The Punishment of Murder

Akhul made most of his money from simple extortion, and he made weekly rounds to collect protection money that each small business owed him. Some Castorba Naga residents said that every single shack or cramped apartment in the entire slum housed some victim of Akhul's horrifying malice. Handsome police bribes ensured that no investigation would be opened, allowing Akhul and his minions to rob assault and intimidate at will. It's a form of terrorism that Akhul employed on a nearly basis, and those who fell victim to it had absolutely no legal recourse.