Friday, October 19, 2007

A Curious Murder

Rex Ditto pleaded guilty as part a of a deal and was sentenced to life without parole in prison for killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of "Curious George" to bring the naughty mischievous monkey to TV and a series of book sequels. Rex Ditto -- wasn't that a character in "Curious George".

Ditto's attorney said one of the reasons his client took the plea was so his parents would not have to sit through a trial and hear details of the crime. How conscious of him, to spare his parents the gory details of how poorly they faired raising their child.

"It was a horrible, horrible crime scene," the attorney said. How bad?

Try 83 blunt force injuries and more than three dozen stab wounds, including to the abdomen, neck and groin, an autopsy revealed.

What kind of violent passion could drive to such a brutal murder? Ditto agreed to testify if asked against his co-defendant and former lover, Vincent Puglisi, who is scheduled for trial early next year.

Gay men, they do have themselves some passion…

Ditto and Puglisi (they sound like Tony Soprano’s henchmen) went to Shalleck's home on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2006 intending to rob him. After the killing, Ditto and Puglisi stole jewelry from Shalleck and pilfered funds from his checking account, authorities said.

That may very well be the worst greatest Super Bowl Sunday story ever, worse than the time they cut away to show Heidi. Years back, I had the best one ever. I got solidly drunk and ate pizza, won over $1000 from betting on squares, and violated my girlfriend in, well…that place. Super indeed! Ever since then, the big game hasn’t held the same charm…

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