

He seized a metal pole from a trash can and beat all of them nearly to death. Richard Leonard Kuklinski then went in search of the other boys in the gang. Richard Leonard Kuklinski then dumped Lane’s body off a bridge in South Jersey after removing his teeth and chopping off his finger tips with a hatchet in an effort to prevent identification of the body.

Although he denied wanting to kill Lane, the bully did not wake up. Following a particularly bad beating Richard sought revenge, attacking Charley Lane with a thick wooden dowel eventually beating him to death. In 1948, Richard, just 13 at the time, ambushed and beat Charley Lane, the leader of a small gang of teenagers known as “The Project Boys,” who had bullied him for some time. Richard Leonard Kuklinski first killed his number one enemy.

The First Murder For Richard Leonard Kuklinski By age 16, he was already known for his explosive temper and his willingness to kill. Soon after, Stanley abandoned his family, and Richard was left to fend for himself. On discovering he had killed his son, Stanley ordered Anna to call the hospital and report that Florian had fallen down the stairs and hit his head. When Richard Leonard Kuklinski was five years old, his older brother, Florian, was killed by their father during one of his many beatings. She too however, would often beat Richard. She was extremely strict and a devout Catholic. Anna Kuklinski, meanwhile, worked at a meat processing plant.

He was an alcoholic who regularly beat his wife and children. Stanley Kuklinski worked at a railroad as a brakeman. Richard was born on Apin Jersey City, New Jersey. Richard Leonard Kuklinski was the second of four children born to Stanley and Anna Kuklinski of Polish origin. Stanley and Anna Kuklinski The Early Life of Richard Leonard Kuklinski
