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'''''The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer''''' and '''''The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman''''' (also known as '''''The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Hitman''''') are two [[documentaries]] that feature the Mafia hitman [[Richard Kuklinski]]. They were produced by [[HBO]] and released in 1992 and 2001, respectively.<ref name="SilverUrsini2007">{{cite book|author1=Alain Silver|author2=James Ursini|title=The Gangster Film Reader|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oaXVnAE6lbkC&pg=PA330|year=2007|publisher=Limelight|isbn=978-0-87910-332-3|pages=330–}}</ref><ref name="past_Five">{{Cite web| title = Five Chilling Documentaries about the Mob| author = Knolle, Sharon| work = Paste Magazine| date = 2017-06-06| accessdate = 2018-02-24| url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/five-chilling-documentaries-about-the-mob.html}}</ref>


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After years of silence, "The Iceman" speaks, in two interviews a decade apart, Richard Kuklinski, a notorious top enforcer for the [[Gambino crime family]], tells his unusual and gruesome story.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Raised on—and immune to—violence, he kept his job and tactics a secret from his adoring family.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} In 1986, after a long investigation, Kuklinski was betrayed by "the only friend I didn't kill" and when interviewed was serving multiple life sentences.<ref name="ChrispFieldwalker2013">{{cite book|author1=Peter Chrisp|author2=T. G. Fieldwalker|title=Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany: Stories * Facts * Tales & Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qh2kCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT99|date=14 October 2013|publisher=Octopus Books|isbn=978-1-78157-132-3|pages=99–}}</ref>
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'''''The Iceman - Confessions of a Mafia Hitman''''' (2002) and '''''The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer''''' (1992) are [[HBO]] produced [[documentaries]] of the Mafia hitman, [[Richard Kuklinski]].


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After years of silence, "The Iceman" speaks. In two interviews a decade apart, Richard Kuklinski, a notorious top enforcer for the Gambino crime family, tells his unusual and gruesome story. Raised on—and immune to—violence, he kept his unorthodox job and tactics a secret from his adoring family. In 1986, after a long investigation, Kuklinski was betrayed by "the only man I didn't kill" and is serving multiple life sentences.
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Starring: Richard Kuklinski


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Latest revision as of 22:08, 5 September 2024

The Iceman Confesses
StarringRichard Kuklinski
Release dates
  • 1992 (1992)
  • 2001 (2001)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer and The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman (also known as The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Hitman) are two documentaries that feature the Mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski. They were produced by HBO and released in 1992 and 2001, respectively.[1][2]

After years of silence, "The Iceman" speaks, in two interviews a decade apart, Richard Kuklinski, a notorious top enforcer for the Gambino crime family, tells his unusual and gruesome story.[citation needed] Raised on—and immune to—violence, he kept his job and tactics a secret from his adoring family.[citation needed] In 1986, after a long investigation, Kuklinski was betrayed by "the only friend I didn't kill" and when interviewed was serving multiple life sentences.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Alain Silver; James Ursini (2007). The Gangster Film Reader. Limelight. pp. 330–. ISBN 978-0-87910-332-3.
  2. ^ Knolle, Sharon (2017-06-06). "Five Chilling Documentaries about the Mob". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ Peter Chrisp; T. G. Fieldwalker (14 October 2013). Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany: Stories * Facts * Tales & Trivia. Octopus Books. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-78157-132-3.


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