In 1948, 13 year old Richard claimed his first victim Charlie Lane was a neighborhood bully and a gang leader of sorts. Soon after this, Richard’s father abandoned the family, and the kids were left to be raised in poverty by their abusive mother. Mom covered for her man, police were told that the boy had died of an accidental fall. He came from an extremely violent family, so very violent that when Richard was only 5 years old his alcoholic father beat his 7 year old brother, Florian, to death. Serials often carefully choose their prey, and there are cool down periods between kills – an amount of time before their killing cycle begins again.Īs a child Richard Kuklinski exhibited all of the earmarks of a budding serial killer, including the MacDonald Triad (bed wetting, fire starting, and animal cruelty). They want to feel powerful, they enjoy the excitement, there may be a sexual perversion which they need to fulfill, and sometimes it’s for financial gain.
A serial killer, on the other hand, murders for his/her own personal reasons. His (or her) victims are chosen for him, their motivation is financial, career advancement, or duty. I’m sure most of you reading this don’t need any clarification on this subject, but there’s always someone who doesn’t know – and that’s okay! A hitman is a contract killer, it is his job to murder. There is an ongoing debate as to whether Richard Kuklinski was a serial killer or a hitman – it’s usually agreed upon by professionals that an individual can not be both.īefore we get into Richard, let’s quickly establish some of the differences between a hitman and a serial.
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