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Richard Kuklinski was born on April 11, 1935 in the projects of Jersey City, New Jersey to Stanley and Anna Kuklinski. His father was a brakesman who often came home drunk and beat on his wife and kids. His mother worked at a meat processing plant who also beat on her children. Richard was the second of four children. His siblings faced much abuse from both of their parents. His mother was a devout catholic and believed that the best parenting style is strict catholic faith with strict discipline. She often beat her kids with broomsticks and other household items. This constant abuse fueled hate against both of his parents. Stanley and Anna’s abuse was so harsh that when Richard was five years old, his brother Florian, was physically beaten to death. His parents covered up the murder by telling the local police their child fell down a flight of stairs.

Years later, Stanley abandoned his family leaving the family on the streets to fend for themselves as best they could. At the age of 14, Richards hate and temperament became explosive causing him to commit his first murder to the leader of a group of boys that would bully him constantly. Kuklinski waited for Charlie Lane to be alone and then he murdered him to death with a metal wardrobe pole he had in his closet. To make sure the authorities could not identify Lane; Kuklinski cut off the corpse fingers, removed the teeth, and later threw the body into a lake. To this day, Charlie Lanes body has never been found. Later, he went to go find the other members of the group and beat them all close to death with the same metal pole. Dr. Park Dietz states that by age 10 he was already showing signs of pathological behavior. “For months after his first kill Richard was terrified and often ...

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...evere. people with severe PPD will go under intense stress in which they often become delusional, unreasonable, and unrealistic.

Lastly, during the interviews, Dr. Dietz explains that only a small percentage of the population has both of these disorders. Due to Richard having both, he was able to kill someone without any emotions or regret. The symptoms of these two disorders benefited him in his career because it made keep his guard up, be free of any guilt, etc. The disorders allowed him to be a cold-blooded killer without any relationships with others that will bring him down. The symptoms of these two disorders allowed him to be the most successful contract killer for a long period. Both of these disorders cause him to turn love into hate and loneliness. This anger and suspicion of others fueled him to be the most notorious contract killer for over twenty years.