Contorual Killer's Case: Richard Kuklinski, A Serial Killer

Rory Campbell

Ms. Dixon

Criminal Justice

23 October 2018

The Iceman Richard Kuklinski was both a contract killer and a serial killer that killed over 200 people, and got away with all but 5. He would not only kill the strangers organized crime families would appoint to him, but he would kill strangers who irritated him. His childhood and genetic makeup created the monster he became. There is proof of this through his brother, because he turned out a similar to Richard. Richard’s unique situation regarding his upbringing made him successful in his career choice, and set him apart from most serial killers. Kuklinski was different from the average serial killers in several ways. He eliminated people that were a threat to all 5 of the crime families

Serial killers select strangers to carry out their fantasy acts on, but Kuklinski only murdered people outside his employer’s wishes if they struck him the wrong way. He had no prior thought these people, but anyone who pissed him off wasn’t making it very far. His motivation to kill was mostly financial, and had no emotional or psychological connection to him. Serial killers have incredible urges, or compulsions, to kill, but Kuklinski felt no emotion when killing his victims or after the fact. Most serial killers require a cooling off period, but Kuklinski, like most contract killers, didn’t require this because he wasn’t emotionally involved. These people were assigned to him to kill; it was a job and nothing more. Most serial killers also have a special way

Even though his mother was a strict catholic women, she often would beat Kuklinski and his siblings. His father was an alcoholic and worked as a brakeman on the railroad, and would also abuse all 4 of his children. When Richard was five his brother, Florian, was beaten to death by his father, but it was ruled an accident. They stated he had fallen down a flight of stairs. His father ended up leaving the family, but his affect on Kuklinski was already set. His father was partly to blame for being apart of the slim population with both antisocial personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder. He got antisocial personality disorder through his genes, but his experiences as a child only increased the symptoms. This is what caused him to be unable to feel nervous or guilt. Having paranoid personality disorder is why Kuklinski was unable to trust anyone, and unable to let his grudges go. When Kuklinski heard about his disorders he stated that this probably made him the loneliest man in the world, and the living with constant hate was the only thing that kept him alive. Kuklinski’s unusual circumstances is what caused him to commit his first murder at the ripe age of 14. He continued this way of life from 1948-1986, when he was