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Blazing Bob Hope Dr. turns up charred corpse

June 13th, 2008 by Scott Marks

Police are investigating the death of a person found burned in a far east El Paso neighborhood. Last night around 9 pm, a 911 caller reported heavy flames coming from an empty lot on Lorenzo Ruiz Avenue and Bob Hope Drive.

Bob Hope Dr. in El Paso?!? This confirms earlier reports of a thought transponder concealed in an earth station somewhere in Texas.

Officials said the body was so badly burned they could not tell if it was a man, a woman or a Republican. (Seaman Jacobs wrote that.)

Lt. Mario Hernandez, spokesman for the El Paso Fire Department initially “thought that it was some type of mannequin” possibly similar to the one the street is named after.

The spirit of Hope permeates the neighborhood. Guillermo Flores, who lives near the crime scene, said, “To know that there’s a dead body here it’s pretty crazy.” Hey, I wanna’ tell you, that’s a wild, nutty homicide, ladies and gentlemen.

Pulling a Will Jordan, part-time impressionist Flores shifted gears by instantly transforming himself into SCTV’s Count Floyd and saying, “This is pretty scary.”

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Bob Hope photos, right here
Bob Hope was a very old, not so funny, violently insane psychopath

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Cheri Oteri’s father killed by songwriter partner in drunken argument

April 29th, 2008 by Scott Marks

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Tom Oteri, 69, left, was slain over the weekend, and Richard Fagan, 61, is charged with criminal homicide

Gaetano Thomas Oteri, 69, bled to death after being slashed with a penknife by his friend, roommate and business associate Richard Fagan.

During a drunken barroom altercation, Fagan, 61, cut Oteri’s right wrist with a 4- to 6-inch-long pocket knife. The gash was severe enough to cause significant bleeding, but police believe that Fagan left the bar not knowing the wound was fatal.

According to the Tenneseean, while in jail Fagan called another friend to check on Oteri. That unidentified friend went to the home, noticed that something was awry and called for help. Paramedics found Oteri’s body in the kitchen and a significant amount of blood inside the house. Police then arrested Fagan, who had been released on bond at 2:15 p.m. Sunday. He was with his bail bondsman when arrested.

Fagan and Oteri had been roommates for more than 10 years and shared in numerous musical successes. Oteri, known as “Tom,” was a music publisher and president of Of Music. Fagan, who worked as the manager of Of, had notable success as a songwriter, with songs that were cut by artists such as Neil Diamond, Shania Twain and Hank Williams, Jr.

Oteri’s bio had this to say about Richard Fagan: “Many years ago when Fagan was down and out, it was Tommy who took him him and put him on a path to songwriting stardom. Rich was once a street-person, even a drugged-out alcoholic, who now is a highly- disciplined and successful writer. I know Rich would be first to credit Tommy for that transformation.”

Tom Oteri was the father of former Saturday Night Live cast member Cheri Oteri. Ms. Oteri was on her way to Nashville from out of state on Monday afternoon. Two more of Oteri’s children were also traveling to Nashville, said Brian Oteri, who called The Tennessean and said he was Oteri’s son.


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