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Tarantino Violence is how British Police Describe Murder of 2 French Students

July 4th, 2008 by Scott Marks

Brutally murdered students Laurent Bonomo (left) and Gabriel Ferez

A pair of gifted bio-engineering students were tied to chairs, tortured, stabbed almost 250 times in the head, chest and back and set on fire all in an attempt to get them to divulge their PIN numbers.

A detective on the scene described “the scale of the violence” as “extraordinary,” adding, “This was like a scene from a Tarantino gangster film, but these men were not criminals. These were two talented and innocent men who had no history of criminality.”

Police believe that the two French students, Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, were murdered in a robbery that went terribly wrong. The pair, both 23, are believed to have been tortured for hours in order to obtain their bank details. According to thisislondon.co.uk, “The theory has gathered pace with the discovery by detectives that two mobile phones and two new Sony PSP games consoles had been stolen from Mr. Bonomo’s flat” in New Cross, south-east London.

The report continues,”Mr. Bonomo and Mr. Ferez, already marked out as the most gifted of their generation, were killed just eight weeks after arriving in Britain from their native France.” After being bound, gagged, stabbed and tortured, both men were coated with some type of combustible liquid and set ablaze, possibly to destroy evidence. The resulting fire causing a minor explosion.

Detectives are trying to establish whether Mr. Bonomo was already being tortured when Mr. Ferez, who lived several miles away in Thornton Heath, turned up at his friend’s flat.

Six days before the murders, Mr. Bonomo exited the shower and walked in on an intruder who stole a laptop. Police are examining the possibility that a drug-addicted burglar later returned and subjected the men to the unspeakable horrors.

Mr. Bonomo and Mr. Ferez had won three-month internships at Imperial College, London, following glittering academic careers. Both were graduates of colleges linked to the Cole Polytechnique, the state-run institution founded in 1794 which is viewed as the most prestigious engineering college in France.

They were due to return home later this month.

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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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