Already he'd defied orders and hitchhiked home to see his daughter. It was that he was afraid that the man would talk. It was just before Christmas in 1982 and to shield Smith, Kuklinski was moving him around from one New Jersey motel to another. There was a warrant out for Smith's arrest on the charges of stealing and cashing checks. Gary Smith helped him steal cars to resell for profit, but he was a weak man and the police were on to him.
Richard Kuklinski, a scam artist, had learned how to use cyanide to take out those who stressed him, and now he had to take care of one of his own associates. That requires getting close and even developing a bit of trust. Murder by poison is usually committed in families or close groups, because the victim generally must ingest it. However, if detected before the body absorbs it, a bitter almond smell lingers in the corpse's mouth, tipping savvy investigators to cyanide's use. Often the pathologist doesn't think to look for cyanide as a cause, because the pinkish spots on the skin are consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning as well.
While it's possible to survive cyanide, it's a fast-acting poison that tortures as it kills. If ingested, there's a burning in the mouth and throat, and the victim quickly grows dizzy and disoriented. It interferes with the cellular enzyme system that processes the body's utilization of oxygen: The victim asphyxiates as the cells starve.
Cyanide poisoning is a terrible way to die.
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