Ashlyn Mok
Professor Leonard
HCOM 100, Section 39
7 April 2016
Richard Kuklinski
Introduction
(Attention getter) DOCUMENTARY.
Today, I am going to inform you about the life of a notorious mafia hitman, Richard Kuklinski, who was also known as the Iceman.
There may be many mafia hit men out there, but Richard Kuklinski will forever be remembered because of how open he was to discuss his life and killings on camera. According to Jane Ridley, author of the article “Meet the Undercover Cop Who Brought ‘The Iceman’ to Justice” from the New York Post, posted on May 3, 2013, “Kuklinski got his nickname (The Iceman) because he often froze his victims’ bodies and then defrosted them (to throw off) the medical examiner’s determination of the time of …show more content…
1. His full name is Richard Leonard Kuklinski.
2. He was born on April 11, 1935.
3. His family’s apartment was on Third Street.
4. He lived in Jersey City, New Jersey
5. His parent’s names were Stanley Kuklinski and Anna McNally
B. Now, let’s move on to his childhood.
1. He was abused by his parents, especially his father.
a. According to John Nardizzi, author of “Cracks in the Iceman” published on All Things Crime on September 13, 2013, “The abuse [from his father] led to the angry young man [with] classic serial killer behavior.” i. He killed the neighborhood cats. ii. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade. iii. He committed his first murder at the age of 14.
2. He had three siblings.
a. His older brother, Florian, who died, had injuries and suffered from his father’s abuse.
b. His younger sister’s name was Roberta
c. His younger brother, Joseph, was convicted of raping and murdering a 12 year old girl.
(Now that I have told you about Richard Kuklinski’s childhood traumas, let’s begin with his double life of committing crimes and being the all American family man.)
II. Richard Kuklinski lived a secret double life in Dumont, New …show more content…
Barbara and Richard had three children.
B. Then, Richard Kuklinski was a known successful mafia hit man.
His criminal career started when taking a job at the film lab and sold porn to the Gambinos.
a. He became associated with the Gambino crime family due to a debt he owed to a DeMeo crew member.
i. Roy DeMeo took him out to the city street. ii. He selected a random target, a man walking his dog on the street. iii. Without hesitation, Kuklinski got out, walked towards the man and shot him in the back of the head as he passed by. iv. From then on, Kuklinski was DeMeo’s favorite enforcer.
2. According to Douglas Martin, in the article “Richard Kuklinski, 70, a Killer of Many People and Many Ways” published on The New York Times on March 9, 2006, “Richard Kuklinski, whose lust for publicity nearly matched the blood lust he displayed in claiming to have killed more than 100 people as a Mafia hit man.”
a. “He often listed the many ways he killed: firearms, ice picks, hand grenades, crossbows, chain saw, and a bomb attached to a remote-controlled toy car. His favorite weapon, he said, was cyanide solution administered with a nasal-spray bottle in the victim’s
Professor Leonard
HCOM 100, Section 39
7 April 2016
Richard Kuklinski
Introduction
(Attention getter) DOCUMENTARY.
Today, I am going to inform you about the life of a notorious mafia hitman, Richard Kuklinski, who was also known as the Iceman.
There may be many mafia hit men out there, but Richard Kuklinski will forever be remembered because of how open he was to discuss his life and killings on camera. According to Jane Ridley, author of the article “Meet the Undercover Cop Who Brought ‘The Iceman’ to Justice” from the New York Post, posted on May 3, 2013, “Kuklinski got his nickname (The Iceman) because he often froze his victims’ bodies and then defrosted them (to throw off) the medical examiner’s determination of the time of …show more content…
1. His full name is Richard Leonard Kuklinski.
2. He was born on April 11, 1935.
3. His family’s apartment was on Third Street.
4. He lived in Jersey City, New Jersey
5. His parent’s names were Stanley Kuklinski and Anna McNally
B. Now, let’s move on to his childhood.
1. He was abused by his parents, especially his father.
a. According to John Nardizzi, author of “Cracks in the Iceman” published on All Things Crime on September 13, 2013, “The abuse [from his father] led to the angry young man [with] classic serial killer behavior.” i. He killed the neighborhood cats. ii. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade. iii. He committed his first murder at the age of 14.
2. He had three siblings.
a. His older brother, Florian, who died, had injuries and suffered from his father’s abuse.
b. His younger sister’s name was Roberta
c. His younger brother, Joseph, was convicted of raping and murdering a 12 year old girl.
(Now that I have told you about Richard Kuklinski’s childhood traumas, let’s begin with his double life of committing crimes and being the all American family man.)
II. Richard Kuklinski lived a secret double life in Dumont, New …show more content…
Barbara and Richard had three children.
B. Then, Richard Kuklinski was a known successful mafia hit man.
His criminal career started when taking a job at the film lab and sold porn to the Gambinos.
a. He became associated with the Gambino crime family due to a debt he owed to a DeMeo crew member.
i. Roy DeMeo took him out to the city street. ii. He selected a random target, a man walking his dog on the street. iii. Without hesitation, Kuklinski got out, walked towards the man and shot him in the back of the head as he passed by. iv. From then on, Kuklinski was DeMeo’s favorite enforcer.
2. According to Douglas Martin, in the article “Richard Kuklinski, 70, a Killer of Many People and Many Ways” published on The New York Times on March 9, 2006, “Richard Kuklinski, whose lust for publicity nearly matched the blood lust he displayed in claiming to have killed more than 100 people as a Mafia hit man.”
a. “He often listed the many ways he killed: firearms, ice picks, hand grenades, crossbows, chain saw, and a bomb attached to a remote-controlled toy car. His favorite weapon, he said, was cyanide solution administered with a nasal-spray bottle in the victim’s