wallpaper had been changed since June of 1966; but he knew that window and the
view perfectly well。 It was the western exposure of the Presidential Suite。
Murder came next。 The sitting room wall by the door leading into the bedroom was
splashed with blood and what could only be white flecks of brain matter。 A
blank…faced cop was standing over a corpse hidden by a blanket。 Jack stared;
fascinated; and then his eyes moved up to the headline。
GANGLAND…STYLE SHOOTING AT
COLORADO HOTEL
Reputed Crime Overlord Shot at Mountain Key Club
Two Others Dead
SIDEWINDER; COLO (UPI)…Forty miles from this sleepy Colorado town; a
gangland…style execution has occurred in the heart of the Rocky Mountains。
The Overlook Hotel; purchased three years ago as an exclusive key club by a
Las Vegas firm; was the site of a triple shotgun slaying。 Two of the men
were either the panions or bodyguards of Vittorio Gienelli; also known
as 〃The Chopper〃 for his reputed involvement in a Boston slaying twenty
years ago。
Police were summoned by Robert Norman; manager of the Overlook; who said
he heard shots and that some of the guests reported two men wearing
stockings on their faces and carrying guns had fled down the fire escape
and driven off in a late…model tan convertible。
State Trooper Benjamin Moorer discovered two dead men; later identified
as Victor T。 Boorman and Roger Macassi; both of Las Vegas; outside the door
of the Presidential Suite where two American Presidents have stayed。
Inside; Moorer found the body of Gienelli sprawled on the floor。 Gienelli
was apparently fleeing his attackers when he was cut down。 Moorer said