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By Heather Muse, Tuesday, Apr. 29 2008 @ 1:36PM
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Really, we thought that the conviction of Chris Aldorasi would get more play in the tabloids, as he was a part of what the Post dubs an "anatomical chop-shop." Aldorasi was a member of the body-parts harvesting ring that got broken up a few years back. He faces 60 years in prison on charges of enterprise corruption, grand larceny and reckless endangerment. The former mortuary assistant harvested the tissue and organs of corpses without proper consed and sold them to unsuspecting medical companies. The Post mentions the conviction back on page 24, and the News places it on page 11, giving it a little more space and including the angle that Masterpiece Theater host Alistair Cooke was one of the victims.

Another spooky case is that of what the Post dubs the "Smiley Face Gang," which, according to the News is a "nationwide network of killers who target promising young college students." Two former NYPD cops say that a piece of graffiti featuring a smiley face and the phrase "The evil, happy, smiley man" has appeared at drowning scenes around the country. The victims have been 19-to-23-year-old white males who demonstrated achievements in both academics and sports. The News puts the number of smiley faces at "at least 12," while the Post says there are 22. The News also cites "FBI officials" who say that they believe the deaths are not related or the work of a serial killer.

So what is the "grin reaper mystery"? A few ex-cops out for some glory as serial-killer stalkers? Or just an unfortunate coincidence? All we know is that shows like Law & Order and Criminal Minds are probably taking notes.

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clocky says:

I'll bet the Smiley Face killings are acts of terrorism. It's no coincidence 9/11 happened on September 11. It was Osama Bin Laden's evil mind mocking our national safety sytem of 9-1-1. So, why not take our cute smiley face and make mockery of that, too?

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 8:11AM
Anonymous says:

no it was definately not an act of terrorism it is a tragic squence of events caused by a couple evil but very genious sociopaths you are an idiot if you buy into this terror alert bullshit thats all propoganda to make you believe your unsafe so the republican party can stay in power and suck the money out of our econemy

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 10:23AM
twisted tyler says:

your an idiot if you think its terrorism

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 10:24AM
Anonymous says:

I think it's Walt Disney.

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 12:27PM
cthulhu-bunny says:

It was an act of eco terrorism by cultists who worship Timothy Leary's head. Leary proposed the formula S+M+I+L+E2 and this is the key phrase in these killings. Further, if you add S+M refers to sado-masochism -which we all know points to the city of Soddam which has ties to homosexual practices AS WELL AS BIN LADEN: Proof that Bin Laden is gay. Proof also that the godhatesfags people will most likely solve this case, if they can get more money from the Illuminati's anti homosexual auxiliary. However, Obama's name does sound a lot like Osama and one must wonder if there is a kabalistic connection. FURTHER. ILE stands for the Illuminated Lodge of Enlightenment, a historic occult society that has been at war with the Discordians AND SubGenii priesthood for aeons.

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 1:16PM
frank says:

bunny, you are scaring me . surely the American people can not be a stupid as you are . if so , all hope is gone.

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 4:32PM
Mugsy says:

Bunny, that's a terrific theory but you left out a few things--don't discount UFOs, Bigfoot, Bush declaring Martial Law on November 3rd and suspending the elections, Hillary's secret deals with Bush to continue his policies if he discredits Obama by bringing Obama's crazy minister out of the woodwork, and Elvis living in his beach house on Atlantis waiting for the right moment to return in his true identity--the Antichrist--from your theory. Ignore all that and your theory is just crazy talk!

Posted On: Wednesday, Apr. 30 2008 @ 7:11PM
SamSpade says:

If it's not terrorism, it's certainly a terroristic mentality; resentment of those who are young, successful, handsome, and let's face it -- white. I read in another article that the killer(s) drug their victims with the date-rape drug GHB. That'd certainly fit. Take someone who is so incompetent with women that his only hope for sex is to drug them. As you'd expect, this type of person would feel rage towards those who ARE successful with women.

Posted On: Saturday, May. 24 2008 @ 4:53AM
bk says:

I think its a cadre of lesbian feminists; they frequently assert how much they hate men and how dispensable men are. Naturally, talented, capable WHITE males are a threat to the feminist elite because they are less malleable than the Alan Colmes' of the world. I really think lesbian women are behind this.

Apparently, the feminazis are not content with affirmative action and other policies that push our young men out of college; now, like the nazis before them, they're just killing them.

Posted On: Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 12:55PM
Mitch Waltmann says:

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

Posted On: Friday, Jan. 1 2010 @ 12:24PM

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