NEW YORKStrangulation has replaced a violent blow to the skull as the hot new way to eliminate a target, according to the May issue of Hired Killer magazine. 'Striking the occipital was fine in the easygoing '90san audible thump and a sloppily collapsing body fit the casual feel of the times,' read the article by Jonathan Grecco. 'But the elegant silence of a strangle kill, and the skill that its proper execution demands, are too-too today, especially when a monofilament line is used to modernize this classic.' The May issue also features 10 Ways First-Time Trigger-Men Screw Up A Body Disposal. 