Iceman Interviews, The

The better of the two interview compilations
The Iceman Interviews is a 45 minute collection of interviews with Richard Kuklinski and uses pretty much all the same footage as another DVD called Confessions of a Mafia Hitman. Although both DVDs are interesting and offer a peek into the mind of a hitman, arguably a serial killer, although he got paid for it at times, this one has a section titled The Iceman and The Psychologist. That makes all the difference.

This 15 minute interview that Richard Kuklinski has with a psychologist is very eye-opening and really delves into how and why Kuklinski would 1. perform these heinous acts, and 2. be able to perform these heinous acts. It's very interesting to see Kuklinski talk about how these actions made him feel, as well as talking about his childhood and the way his father treated him.

If you're at all interested in psychology or the psychology of serial killers and other abnormalities in the human psyche, this section will keep you enthralled. I only wish it were...

An in depth view of a sociopath
The "Iceman Interviews" contains three interviews of Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski at Trenton Prison, a maximum security prison in NJ. Kuklinski

was a hired hit-man for the Mafia who enjoyed his work and attempted to

elaborate on it. His victims fell prey to cyanide, a crossbow, rats in

a cave and were often random prey as well as Mafia targets. It is the cold

and cool countenance of Kuklinski that makes the tape. He is not upset by

what he has done, describes killing in a matter of fact way and fulfills

all the criteria for the diagnosis "sociopath". It is riveting to watch and offers a view of a type of killer not often seen.

Gripping
This compilation includes all 3 Iceman interviews. He comes across like a true psychopath except for the tears shed for his family in the first interview. The interview with the FBI psychologist is the most interesting, as is the Iceman's reaction to the prognosis.

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