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Richard Kuklinski, born on April 11, 1935, grew up with his family in the inner city of New Jersey. Kuklinski grew up in a rather rough environment, where his alcoholic father constantly beat him and his brother, Florian. Florian suffered from a devastating beating from Richard's father and he passed away. Richard grew older holding hatred and resentment towards his father, and his urban living conditions drew him into a life full of contract killing. In 1986, Richard was arrested and while incarcerated, he shared his testimonies and stories of the murderers he committed, while taking pride in what he had done. He claimed to have killed at least 200 people while working for various mafias and crime families. Authorities have only uncovered information on five of his victims. However, in the midst of his dark career, Richard was considered a family man with three children and a wife, which makes the story all the more mysterious and "chilling." Richard died on March 5, 2006 due to mysterious and unknown causes.

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- Act of freezing bodies to mask time of death.
- Using cyanide poison found in the body systems of victims to link Kuklinski to other murders.
- In some cases, Kuklinski was smart enough to remove body parts on his victims that could potentially allow investigators to identify them.

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Kuklinski blames his violent tendencies on his father, who brutally beat him during his childhood. Richard was never sorry for any murders he committed and he even bragged about his work.

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When: December 27, 1982
Cause of death: bodily cells unable to produce energy through cyanide poisoning (possibly) or lack of oxygen
Manner of death: homicide
Defense Attorney: Neal Frank
Case Summary: Kuklinski was accused to be the murderer of Gary Smith. Smith was supposedly poisoned by a burger infused with cyanide. However, since cyanide cannot easily be detected after a certain period of time, investigators believed his death was caused by strangulation.

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Kuklinski claimed that when he became a popular hit man, his favorite method of killing was through the use of cyanide poisoning.

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The Iceman (2012)

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When: January 1945
Where: alley in New Jersey
Cause of death: Internal bleeding from brutal beating.
Manner of death: homicide
Case Summary: Charley Lane was one of Richard's bullies, so he decided to take matters into his own hands while dealing with him. Lane also was also the head of a gang full of members who would beat on Richard. While walking through an alley one night, Richard struck Lane with a pole multiple times before killing him. As Richard was about to dump Lane's body, he proceeded to knock all of his teeth out as well as removing his fingers, so authorities couldn't identify the dumped body.

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1. https://www.biography.com/people/richard-the-iceman-kuklinski-21360091?_escaped_fragment_=
2. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/richard-kuklinski-31348.php
3. http://crimepedia.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-iceman-richard-leonard-kuklinski.html
4. http://serialkillers.briancombs.net/3887/victims-of-richard-kuklinski/
5. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/14/A-serial-murder-suspect-nicknamed-the-Iceman-because-he/3255574318800/

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Kuklinski was given the name, "The Ice Man" because he had a tendency of freezing his victims in belief it would distort the time of death for investigators.

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Kuklinski began killings cats before he moved on to killing humans in his teenage years.