First Murder
In 1949, Kuklinski, 13, 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. Following a particularly bad beating Kuklinski sought revenge, attacking Lane with a wooden stick, eventually beating him to death, although he denied wanting to kill Lane. 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. He then went on to savagely beat the remaining six boys in Lane's gang. Remarking on his first murder after a childhood filled with physical abuse he explained "Giving is better than receiving."
Read more about this topic: Richard Kuklinski
Famous quotes containing the word murder:
“I walk toward one of our ponds; but what signifies the beauty of nature when men are base? We walk to lakes to see our serenity reflected in them; when we are not serene, we go not to them. Who can be serene in a country where both the rulers and the ruled are without principle? The remembrance of my country spoils my walk. My thoughts are murder to the State, and involuntarily go plotting against her.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Give me your blessing; truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man’s son may, but in the end truth will out.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)