15 of My Favorite Quotes From Criminals
Murderers say the darndest things
For Criminal Quotes: The 1,001 Most Bizarre Things Ever Said by History’s Outlaws, Gangsters, Despots and Other Evil-Doers*, Andrew Chesler and H. Amanda Robb scoured true crime books and newspaper reports to curate an interesting collection of quotes from notorious criminals. And suffice it to say, they can be funny, odd, and downright frightening. The following are 15 of my favorite.
1. “I don’t think I commit any sin in robbing a person of quality because I keep generally pretty close to the text ‘Feed the hungry and send the rich away empty.’”
-Richard Dudley, a murderer and thief in Britain who targeted upper-class victims
2. “I didn’t invent sex, nobody had to come to my apartment who didn’t want to. I was really doing them a favor.”
-Pearl Adler, a New York City madam
3. “It was in the Christmas spirit. It makes me happy.”
-David Bullock, who killed a man over a Christmas tree
4. “I’ve never made a mistake in my life.”
-Raymond Leslie Morris, an English child murder
5. “I don’t need this aggravation.”
-Tommy Agro, a mob hit man being questioned by the FBI
6. “Why don’t you get up and…
