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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

Gienelli　had　been　shot　with　heavy…gauge　shotguns　at　close　range。

Charles　Grondin；　the　representative　of　the　pany　which　now　owns　the

Overlook；　could　not　be　reached　for。。。

Below　the　clipping；　in　heavy　strokes　of　a　ball…point　pen；　someone　had　written：

They　took　his　balls　along　with　them。　Jack　stared　at　that　for　a　long　time；

feeling　cold。　Whose　book　was　this？

He　turned　the　page　at　last；　swallowing　a　click　in　his　throat。　Another　column

from　Josh　Brannigar；　this　one　dated　early　1967。　He　only　read　the　headline：

NOTORIOUS　HOTEL　SOLD　FOLLOWING　MURDER　OF　UNDERWORLD　FIGURE。