Thrill — Kill

Brooklyn's thrill-kill gang, and mid century juvenile justice

The hallmark of a thrill kill is the absence of traditional rationales. Perpetrators often describe a need to "see what it would feel like" or to experience a sense of god-like control over another person’s existence. Historically, this was epitomized by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy, highly intelligent students who murdered fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. Their goal was to commit the "perfect crime" as a demonstration of their intellectual dominance, viewing the victim not as a human being, but as a variable in a sociopathic experiment. Thrill Kill

The Anatomy of the Thrill Kill: Motiveless Malice in Modern Society Brooklyn's thrill-kill gang