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    20. Filthy Phil Russell (Christopher Reed)

    Season 6, Episode "Wolfsangel"
    Meeting Mr. Mayhem: Call Phil, the sweet prospect who helped build Abel's clubhouse playground and became a full SAMCRO member in Season 5, a victim of Jax's exit strategy. When Jax informed Galen O'Shay that he no longer wanted SAMCRO to run guns, Galen and his IRA brethren didn't take kindly to the news, and even less kindly to the potential loss of moolah. Jax held firm, and Galen responded by murdering Phil and V-Lin at a SAMCRO warehouse. But he didn't just kill them; he chopped off their hands and left the appendages on top of the men's SAMCRO cuts.

    'Sons of Anarchy': The 20 Most Devastating Deaths

    Kimberly Potts
    Writer, Yahoo Entertainment

    SPOILER ALERT: Sons of Anarchy character and storyline spoilers ahead.

    Death is a part of life for the men and women of SAMCRO. Of course, the most devastating Sons of Anarchy death will be the Dec. 9 series finale, when Kurt Sutter's biker family drama rides off into the blood-red sunset. But if we’re talking character deaths, from SAMCRO friends and enemies to SAMCRO family and club members, meeting Mr. Mayhem — the club’s euphemism for death — has often resulted in some of the series’ most memorable, game-changing moments. Here, we're counting down the 20 most devastating deaths in SoA history, and while you might disagree with the order, we're pretty sure you'll agree that these characters have been sorely missed since their meetings with Mayhem.