Confessions of a mafia contract killer, his new york times bestselling book about richard ice man kuklinski. Top 10 richard kuklinski quotes the iceman, serial. Confessions of a mafia contract killer this was an incredible book found it hard to hit the pause button. Segments of interviews with richard kuklinski in the documentary the iceman confessions. The iceman, richard kuklinski, comes off as a very sympathetic character in the end, whereas in real life he truly was a cold emotionless and sociopathic killer. Buy a discounted paperback of the iceman online from australias leading online bookstore. Richard the iceman kuklinski is one of the most prolific contract killers ever to have worked for the mafia. The iceman, confessions of a mafia contract killer by. About the book richard kuklinski, aka the ice man, will go down as one of the most vicious killers in history. This book tells the story of richard kuklinksi who was perhaps one of the most disturbed individuals who ever lived.
Shop thousands of books, audio cds, dvds, calendars, diaries and stationery, then proceed to checkout. In a tawdry account, barbara kuklinski describes 25 years of abuse at the hands of her husband, a convicted new jersey hit man who claims to have killed dozens of times. Richard kuklinski, aka the ice man, will go down as one of the most vicious killers in history. Confessions of a mafia contract killer by philip carlo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the ice man. If youre into mafia stories or just true crime stories in general then this is definetly a book you should check out.
Id heard that much of the events contained within this book were likely not done by one man, and that some of them. Philip carlo spent more than 240 hours with kuklinski, and hundreds more with his wife and his daughters, as well as with police and underworld sources, researching and ultimately writing this book. Richard kuklinski, the story of the mafias most prolific. The ice man is truly a scary read about a mafia contract killer who was living a normal life with a wife and children who knew nothing about his true occupation. In two interviews a decade apart, richard kuklinski, a notorious top enforcer for the gambino crime family, tells his unusual and gruesome story. Having taken his first life when was just, he claimed to have personally committed as many as 250 murders. The iceman mafia lifes too short to sit in a dirty seat.
Learn more about his life and the murders for which he was convicted. Released in 2012 at the venice film festival, the film was directed by ariel vromen, and stars michael shannon as kuklinski, winona ryder, chris evans, and ray liotta. Yet behind every monster, even the most coldblooded. He was also the author of gaspipe, the butcher, and the night stalker, which chronicles the brutal career of serial killer richard ramirez. The audio book gives you a great look into richards life and the terrible things that he did to people along with his personal life. In 2003, he received an additional 30year sentence after confessing to the murder of a mobconnected police officer. Confessions of a mafia contract killer takes you down a rathole of constant and extreme violence carried out with total and complete indifference. The iceman finds his niche kuklinskis criminal activities included robbery, hijackings and selling pornographic films, but murder was his forte. For thirty years, richard the iceman kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming. Philip carlos the ice man spent over six weeks on the new york times bestseller list. The result is an intimate and definitive portrait of a mafia killer. Confessions of a mafia contract killer philp carlo confessions of a mafia contract killer is a nonfiction book based on one of the most notorious contract killerspeople who are hired murderers through the mafia, in the united states, richard kuklinski, aka the ice man.
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Richard kuklinski, american serial killer, known as the iceman, who was convicted of five murders and who in a series of media interviews later confessed to having killed at least 100 more and to having been a mafia hit man. He was a serial killer who died of natural causes in prison in march, 2006. In 1988, he was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of killing two members of his burglary gang and two other associates. He was for many years a top mafia hitman, murderer, and enforcer. The story of richard kuklinski the most prolific hitman in mafia history to his family and neighbors, richard kuklinski was the allamerican man. The iceman is an appropriate title for this pair of hbo specials, because the words of former mafia enforcer richard kuklinski will chill you to the bone speaking in the monotonous drone of a man who has numbed himself with remorseless brutality, kuklinski was first interviewed in 1991, five years after receiving consecutive life sentences for multiple murders. This man started out as a serial killer but then he crossed paths with guys who were in the mafia. Richard leonard kuklinski was an american murderer and hitman. He was given the nickname the iceman by authorities after they discovered that he had frozen the body of one of. To the mafia and his victims, he was the devil himself known as the iceman killer. Mafia torturer the story of richard kuklinski, the iceman. The true story of a coldblooded killer reprint by bruno, anthony isbn. Anthony bruno, a crime writer, is the author of 11 crime fiction novels and four books of nonfiction true crime.
Confessions of a mafia contract killer ebook written by philip carlo. Ive never read any biographies before, but im glad that the 1st one i picked up was the ice man. Conversations with a killer, kuklinski provides allnew insights about his exploits as one of the mafia s most notorious assassins. Confessions of a mafia contract killer philip carlo, author. The iceman was an enjoyable movie with very good acting, but ultimately quite unrealistic.
There were times at home when richard would have one of his outbursts. Booktopia has the iceman, confessions of a mafia contract killer by philip carlo. The ice man confessions of a mafia contract killer. Richard kuklinski, known as the iceman, was a brutal and sadistic killer and torturer who was feared throughout the underworld. For thirty years, richard the iceman kuklinski led a shocking double life. Confessions of a mafia contract killer by carlo, philip isbn. Richard kuklinski, a suspect in several murders, is arrested by undercover agents at a truck stop off the new jersey turnpike, mark.
Confessions of a mafia contract killer, his new york times bestselling book about richard ice man kuklinski, murderer of 200 people and a favorite among all seven of the east coast crime families. The iceman confessions of a mafia hitman 1991 youtube. Driver, formerly a producer of tvs americas most wanted, splices segments from his prison interviews of hit man richard kuklinski with the reminiscences of his wife, barbara. Responsible for well over 200 murders, he is the man who claims a direct link to the killing of jimmy hoffa and he is one of the reasons for john gottis rise to power. For thirty years, richard the iceman kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the. Barbara kuklinski, author, john driver, with dutton books. The iceman is a 2012 american biographical film on the true story of longtime notorious hitman richard kuklinski. Philip carlo was the author of gaspipe, the butcher, and the night stalker, which chronicles the brutal career of serial killer richard ramirez. The iceman confessions of a mafia contract killer epub. April 11, 1935 march 5, 2006 was an american murderer and hitman. A suspenseful, emotionally charged reallife sopranos. The early spring of 2012 marked a little over a year since my first reading of philip carlos book the ice man a book about the life and times of mafia hit man richard kuklinski. The power of the dog book 1 don winslow audiobook part 1 duration.
Richard the iceman kuklinski parlayed his penchant for violence into a hitman contract for some of the most prominent mafia crime families, and is believed to have killed between 100200 men. Carlo grew up in bensonhurst, brooklyn, amidst the worlds highest concentration of mafia members. Louis free, the heartland radio show what philip carlo did was capture the heart and soul of richard kuklinski. When he was 16, carlo was shot in the head in a gang war, and while recuperating, he read voraciously, discovering the magic of books for the first time. A bounty hunters story, was nominated for an edgar award in 2001 for best fact crime book. Richard kuklinski, byname the iceman, born april 11, 1935, jersey city, new jersey, u. For thirty years, richard the iceman kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in american history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban new jersey.
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