The most famous and respected way to make money It's amazing to see how the life of a murderer goes pledges and how one person can do so much to affect the lives of others and have no remorse. For over forty years, Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski led a double life beyond anything ever seen on The Sopranos, becoming one of the most notorious and respected professional assassins of American history while organizing a neighborhood barbecue in suburban New Jersey. society, no one can be trusted. Someone you think you know well could very well be a secret hitman. Hitmen lead abnormal lives. Most of them can kill someone else and go home to a nice dinner with their family. In Philip Carlos' book "The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer (published July 2006, 402 pages), we examine the life of Richard Kuklinski, a cold-blooded mafia contract killer. » Hitmen live this lifestyle for many years. Most of them don't do their job for just a week. Kuklinski worked hand in hand with the mafia for over 40 years of his life. He was the most respected killer in the mafia at the time. He did such work that no one wanted to undertake. According to him, the only reason he continued to live this life was because he would never have enough money. Various things can lead someone to become a hitman. For example, Richard was raised this way. When he was a young child, Richard was beaten every day, he saw his mother, his siblings beaten and he even saw his own father kill his brother. Day after day it finally settled into his mind and he built up so much anger and rage within him that he let it all out by killing. Some people do this work simply for the money. Although most of the time these people don't last very long. For some, they feel the adrenaline rush that it causes and it is a way for them to relieve stress. For Richard, it's just natural. Some people turn to this because they were bullied at a young age. Kuklinski killed his first victim when he was only fourteen.