In this icy cold episode of Unlawful Acts, we dive into the chilling world of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer known as The Iceman. For decades, Kuklinski led a double life—devoted family man at home, and ruthless assassin for the mob by night. His nickname came not only from his emotionless demeanor, but from his method of freezing bodies to obscure time of death.

With over 100 suspected murders to his name, Kuklinski operated with brutal efficiency—poison, guns, knives, and even cyanide-laced food were all part of his deadly toolkit. But behind the calculated kills was a deeply disturbed mind shaped by childhood abuse, street violence, and an insatiable hunger for power and control.

We uncover how he kept his crimes hidden for so long, the mafia connections that fueled his killing spree, and the jaw-dropping interviews that revealed just how far a man will go to silence his conscience.

This is the story of a killer who showed no mercy—and left bodies on ice.

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