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The Ice man
Author: Philip Carlo

Publisher: Pan Book
ISBN: 978-0-312-37465-5
Pages: 404
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"Richard Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano at Spark's Steakhouse. John Gotti hired him to kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, he would make his victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. This trail of murder lasted thirty years and took Kuklinski all over America and to the far corners of the earth. Along the way, he married, had three children, and put them through Catholic school. His daughter's medical condition meant regular stays in children's hospitals, where he was remembered as an affectionate father, extremely kind to kids. Each Christmas found the Kuklinski home festooned in light; each summer was a succession of barbecues and block parties. His family never suspected a thing. "