Throughout the history of New Jersey, we've had our share of people who do bad things.  Of all the stories, some stand out for being particularly heinous.  These are names that have been etched into the very soul of our state.

Richard Kuklinski

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Richard Kuklinski was convicted of killing four people in North Jersey in 1988 and another in 2003.  Kuklinski claimed to be a mafia hitman who's tally of victims was actually, over 100.  During an autopsy of one of his victims, the Medical Examiner found ice crystals in the body, and that led to Kuklinski earning the moniker, "The Iceman." In 1988, Kuklinski was found guilty of two murders and plead guilty to two more.  Kuklinski has been the subject of several documentaries.  Kuklinski died in 2006 in Trenton.

JoAnne Chesimard

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Don't let her looks fool you.  According to the FBI,

Joanne Chesimard is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murder. On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. At the time, Chesimard was wanted for her involvement in several felonies, including bank robbery. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range. Chesimard fled the scene, but was subsequently apprehended. One of her accomplices was killed in the shoot-out and the other was also apprehended and remains in jail.

To this day, Joanne Chesimard remains a fugitive from justice.

Charles Cullen

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Charles Cullen was involved in another disturbing story of murder in the 90's.  Charles was a nurse, who probably should have set off alarms much sooner than he did.

It wasn't until an alert Pharmacist Assistant became suspicious of a series of fatalities due to Digoxin and Insulin overdoses all on the same ward, that police were contacted.

Cullen eventually plead guilty to the deaths of 29 patients under his care, as well as the attempted murder of 6 others.  He was sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences.  Stunningly, authorities believe that Cullen may have been involved in over 400 other deaths, though they can't prove it.

Charles Cullen is currently serving his sentence at Trenton State Prison.

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Richard Kuklinski | Biography, Crimes, & Facts | Britannica

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