Richard Kuklinksiwas a hitmanKnown as iceman because he put a body in a freezer to throw off time of death6’5 300 lbs.Interview:1991 Richard was interviewed for an America undercover specialapprox. killed more than 100 peoplecaught by an undercover agent wearing a wirecontract killer for the Gambino familyone of the most dangerous killerskilled by gunsstrangulationpoison foodknifeMolotov cocktailall while having a normal family existence – wife and kids were not involved1996took 5 men to bring him into custodyknows he will never get out of jail – that’s why he did the interviewPrevious Abuse:his father gave him the impersonal feeling of when people die in front of him especially loud mouth people – they remind him of his fatherone night when he was 18, someone loud-mouthed him he got angry and when he was asleep in his car he put gasoline all over the car and lit him on fireit was personal because this man made him madRoad to becoming a hitman:by 25 Richard had no problem with killing people – but he waned to get paid for itMafia Roy Damayo’s hangout was Gemini Lounge where over 100 people were killed and chopped up by his gang membersKilled a guy walking his dog and shot him – how he got involved with Roy for contract killingRoy ordered the hits and Richard executed them without question80’s the Gambino’s were under investigationbegan worrying about witnesses – Peter Cabrini in particular and the family ordered a hit on himPeter was actually a police officer – a cop who had gone badHe said he would’ve don’t it even if he knew he was a copDouble life:Lived in a quaint neighborhood in New JerseyHis family time was sacred and would be enraged if that time was disturbedChristmas eve he was bad a client Bruno Lattini that owed him 1,600$ and gave him a bullshit story as to why he couldn’t pay him. He was annoying him so he shot him in the car – but because he shot him in an enclosed car the sound and flash blinded him momentarily and he couldn’t hear. He stole the money he owed him off of him and left.He also killed a man just to see if his technique would work – wasn’t for personal reasons or a contractRobert Prongay – Mr. SoftieOperated an ice cream truck but was a trained army demolition cold blooded killerTeamed up with Richard and they experimented with CyanideHe was crazy according to Richard – sold ice cream to kids and would maybe kill one of their fathersFound dead one day in the drivers seat of his ice cream truck with multiple gun shot wounds to the headRichard is suspected of killing him to tie up lose endsConfession examples:One time had to do a hit in a gay discoHad to dress up like a gay person with an elaborate costume to try and get close to this guyHe bumps into him and he had a heart attack because he popped him with a needle full of a “heart attack”Cold blooded killer ~ why he is called the icemanAlso because he would freeze his victims for about 2 years because it would throw off the time of deathLouis MasgayOne of Richard’s frozen victimsMafia ties breaking:Pressure from law enforcement made Damayo crack under pressureThe mafia family agreed he need to go so they got rid of himHis body was found inside of a trunkHe outlived his usefulness and was running the wrong way ~ to the lawRichard, however, wont admit that he did itWhen Richard felt cornered – he would eliminate peopleIf he called you friend – you were probably going to dieGeorge Mallaband – Richard really liked him but he gained lots of debt with loan sharks and told Richard if he didn’t back off he would hurt his familySo Richard began to plan his murderAnd shot him 5 timesDisposing bodies:Richard’s favorite way of disposing bodies was to put them in a steel barrelCouldn’t get the 600 lb. George in the barrel so he had to cut off his leg and dumped him in Jersey cityPolice knew Richard was the last person to see him aliveRobert J. Carrol worked to get RichardDominik Poliforne – undercover agent and caught Richard by pretending to need him for a killFriends for over 30 yearsOnly friend Richard didn’t killWhat happened?Richard is now serving multiple life sentences – his brother joey is also serving a life prison sentence in the same prison for raping and killing a womanRichard said he would never kill a child and most likely never kill a womanHe has decided to let people go and then rethought the idea and shot him anywayHe killed all his friendsRichard died in prison in 2006 – told his wife he was being poisonedInteresting because that means she must have still been visiting himShe kept his last nameBusiness of being a hitman:His first hits he would get $50Better you are and if you keep your mouth shut you can get around $1000+Skill with weapons and clean up also affect your payKill a high risk hit and you would get paid moreCRJU 101 1st Edition Lecture 17Outline of Last Lecture I. Club DrugsOutline of Current Lecture II. Richard KuklinskiIII. InterviewIV. Previous AbuseV. Road to becoming a hitmanVI. 80’s and the Gambino’sVII. Double LifeVIII.Robert Prognay – Mr. SoftieIX. Confession ExamplesX. Louis MasgayXI. Mafia Ties BreakingXII. Disposing BodiesXIII. Dominik PoliforneXIV. What Happened?XV. Business of being a hitmanCurrent Lecture  Richard Kuklinksi - was a hitman - Known as iceman because he put a body in a freezer to throw off time of death - 6’5 300 lbs. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Interview:1991 Richard was interviewed for an America undercover special- approx. killed more than 100 people- caught by an undercover agent wearing a wire- contract killer for the Gambino family- one of the most dangerous killerso killed by gunso strangulationo poison foodo knifeo Molotov cocktail- all while having a normal family existence – wife and kids were not involved - 1996- took 5 men to bring him into custody- knows he will never get out of jail – that’s why he did the interview Previous Abuse:- his father gave him the impersonal feeling of when people die in front of him especially loudmouth people – they remind him of his father- one night when he was 18, someone loud-mouthed him he got angry and when he was asleep in his car he put gasoline all over the car and lit him on fire - it was personal because this man made him mad Road to becoming a hitman:- by 25