Fall of the Iceman: Serial Killer Richard Kuklinski

Fall of the Iceman: Serial Killer Richard Kuklinski

From Seriously Mysterious - Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders & Historical True Crime by John Lordan - Respectful True Crime Content Creator, Advocate and Host

March 17, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

This episode explores the chilling life of Richard Kuklinski, a family man and notorious hitman for the Mafia.

Today we detail the terrifying double life of Richard Kuklinski—the family man who claimed to be the Mafia’s most prolific hitman. From his ruthless associations to the cold-blooded methods that earned him his nickname, we look into the career and takedown of a killer who thought he was untouchable. Thank you The Daily News, Citizen’s Voice, The Star Ledger, allthatsinteresting.com the FilmRise youtube channel, paleofuture.com, thecinemaholic.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story. Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8L Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com . This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation. It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed. Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. LordanArts 2026

People in this episode

Host: John Lordan

Topics covered

  • serial killer
  • Mafia
  • true crime
  • unsolved murders
  • double life
  • criminal psychology

Keywords

  • Richard Kuklinski
  • serial killer
  • Mafia hitman
  • true crime
  • unsolved murders
  • double life
  • criminal psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily News, Citizen’s Voice, The Star Ledger, allthatsinteresting.com, FilmRise, paleofuture.com, thecinemaholic.com, Wikipedia, LordanArts

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