Philip Carlo was the New York Times bestselling author of "The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer," detailing the life of Richard Kuklinski, a notorious murderer. His intimate understanding of Mafia culture, cultivated during his youth in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, provided him with a unique perspective for his crime writing. Carlo also penned other works that explored the chilling careers of serial killers. His narratives are recognized for their raw authenticity and unflinching exploration of the darker aspects of human behavior.
Ten years after the horrific spree that left 13 people dead and the city of L.A. paralyzed with fear, Richard Ramirez's name is synonymous with Satanism, torture, and sadistic murder. Here, based on 100 hours of personal interviews with Ramirez on California's Death Row, is the definitive account of America's most feared serial killer.
The story of Richard Ramirez explores his journey from witnessing murder as a child to receiving nineteen death sentences, including the juror who fell in love with him. This gripping narrative features interviews with Ramirez, uncovering the depths of his chilling crimes and human evil.
Carlo offers a blood-chilling insight into the mind of one of America's most prolific assassins, Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski. Whilst writing this book, he spent many hours interviewing Kuklinski at Trenton State Prison in New Jersey and had the full cooperation of his family, who offered their side of the story.
Born into a life of crime, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso became a notorious figure in New York's Lucchese crime family, known for his exceptional skills in orchestrating heists and drug trafficking. His rise to power was marked by a lavish lifestyle and a reputation for violence, being linked to at least fifty murders. However, his world unraveled in 1994 when he turned informant, betraying the very organization he once revered. This transformation from feared mobster to a snitch highlights the complexities of loyalty and survival in the criminal underworld.
Exploring the chilling life of mob enforcer Tommy "Karate" Pitera, this true crime narrative delves into the psyche of a man responsible for over sixty gruesome murders. Known for his sadistic enjoyment of his work, Pitera instilled fear even in the hearts of seasoned criminals. The book offers a gripping account of the darkest aspects of organized crime, positioning itself alongside renowned classics in the genre. Phillip Carlo's portrayal promises to be a harrowing journey into the underbelly of the Mafia.
Philip Carlo's The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman . Devoted Family Man. Doting Father. For thirty years, Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. Richard Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, then head of the Gambino crime family, at Sparks Steakhouse. Mob boss John Gotti hired him to torture and kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, Kuklinski would make his victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with coldhearted intensity and shocking efficiency, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. This trail of murder lasted over thirty years and took Kuklinski all over America and to the far corners of the earth, Brazil, Africa, and Europe. Along the way, he married, had three children, and put them through Catholic school. His daughter's medical condition meant regular stays in children's hospitals, where Kuklinski was remembered, not as a gangster, but as an affectionate father, extremely kind to children. Each Christmas found the Kuklinski home festooned in colorful lights; each summer was a succession of block parties. His family never suspected a thing. Richard Kuklinski is now the subject of the major motion picture titled "The Iceman"(2013), starring James Franco, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, and Chris Evans.
Wkrocz w samo centrum istoty zła, jakiego może się dopuścić człowiek. Historia seryjnego mordercy, która zainspirowała bijący rekordy oglądalności dokument Netflixa. Nieprawdopodobna, ale prawdziwa. Szokująca opowieść o jednym z najbardziej znanych seryjnych morderców w historii Ameryki – Richarda Ramireza. Skazany na 196 lat pozbawienia wolności i 19 kar śmierci Richard Ramirez zamordował 14 osób. Jego zbrodnie do dziś budzą przerażenie i obrzydzenie. Pod osłoną nocy napadał na kobiety, dzieci, osoby starsze, a także mężczyzn. Okrzyknięty przez prasę ,,Nocnym prześladowcą”, przez 14 miesięcy terroryzował mieszkańców Los Angeles. Autor, Philip Carlo, przez trzy lata odwiedzał Ramireza w celi śmierci, próbując się dowiedzieć, co skrywa umysł jednego z najbardziej znanych przestępców Ameryki. „Nocny prześladowca. Życie i zbrodnie Richarda Ramireza” to szczegółowy zapis życia i okrutnych zbrodni jednego z najgroźniejszych amerykańskich seryjnych morderców.
Philip Carlo vychádzal z viac ako dvesto štyridsiatich hodín rozhovorov s Richardom Kuklinským, ktoré uskutočnil v Trentonskej štátnej väznici. Na detailne vykreslenom pozadí Kuklinského osobného života opísal mnohé z údajne viac ako dvesto mimoriadne krutých vrážd, ktoré tento nájomný vrah spáchal. Kuklinského obeťami neboli len tí, ktorí prekážali mafiánom. Viacerí zavraždení sa len ocitli v nesprávnom čase na nesprávnom mieste. Ak mu niekto spôsoboval problémy, riešil ich vraždou. Carlovi sa dokonale podarilo preniknúť do myslenia jedného z najbrutálnejších masových vrahov v dejinách kriminalistiky.
"Byl jsem obviněn z téměř všech zločinů, které si dokážete představit." Život a zločiny satanistického zabijáka Richarda Ramireze. SÉRIE TRUE CRIME POKRAČUJE. Znáte z Netflixu. Šokující příběh o případu sériového vraha, který inspiroval oblíbený seriál na Netflixu! Kniha, která byla pečlivě zpracovávána po tři roky na základě téměř sta hodin exkluzivních rozhovorů s Richardem Ramirezem z kalifornské cely smrti, je definitivním příběhem nejobávanějšího amerického sériového vraha. Od Ramirezových prvních střetů se zákonem přes jeho nejvražednější pronásledovatelské výpravy až po bezprecedentní policejní hon, který vyústil v jeden z nejsenzačnějších soudních procesů v dějinách Kalifornie, je tato kniha děsivým a uhrančivým sestupem do samého nitra lidského zla.
Je to príbeh o vraždách, drogách, peniazoch, ale aj o spravodlivosti. Autor poskytuje detailnejší pohľad na život a zločiny Tommyho "Karateho" Piteru. Vytvoril profil jedného z najhorších zločincov v dejinách mafie i profil vyšetrovateľa, ktorý ho "dostal"...
