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On Apr 12, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Eric Schwerin wrote:

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> http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/caius_veiovis_suspect_in_reput.html
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> Caius Veiovis, suspect in reputed Hell's Angels triple homicide in
> Pittsfield, arrested previously for assault, drinking victim's blood
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> AP photo | The Berkshire EagleCaius Veiovis, second from left,
> stands during his arraignment in Berkshire District Court in
> Pittsfield, Mass., Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, on charges including
> murder and kidnapping of three men whose remains were found on
> Saturday.
> Long before associating with the Hell’s Angels, Caius Veiovis was
> already said to be a worshiper of Satan.
>
> Veiovis, 31, along with Adam Hall, 34, both of Pittsfield, and David
> Chalue, 44, of Springfield, were arrested over the weekend and
> charged with the kidnapping and murder of three Pittsfield men:
> David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell.
>
> The three men had been missing for nearly two weeks, and their
> bodies were discovered in a trench at an undisclosed location
> Saturday, according to Berkshire District Attorney David F. Capeless.
>
> Hall, Chalue and Veiovis were charged with three counts each of
> murder, kidnapping and intimidating a witness.
>
> Police believe Hall, Chalue and Veiovis killed the three men to
> prevent Glasser from testifying in an upcoming trial against Hall, a
> ranking member of the Berkshire County chapter of the Hell's Angels.
> The organization's clubhouse is in Lee, just south of the Lenox town
> line.
>
> Veiovis, Hall and Chalue denied all charges at their arraignments
> Monday in Central Berkshire District Court in Pittsfield. Each was
> denied the right to bail and is being held pending their trial.
>
> The degree of intrigue surrounding the disappearance of Glasser,
> Frampton and Chadwell, and the possible involvement of the Hell’s
> Angels, made interest in the story high.
>
> But it was the news of the arrests and release of the booking
> photos, particularly the one of Veiovis with his facial tattoos,
> multiple piercings and "Star Trek" forehead, that sent the interest
> level into orbit.
>
> Capeless said Veiovis is also known as Roy C. Gutfinski Jr.
>
> And it was as Gutfinski that he gained notoriety in Augusta, Maine,
> in 1999 when he and his girlfriend were put on trial for assaulting
> a teenage girl in a motel room as part of a ritualistic blood-
> drinking ceremony.
>
> According to accounts of the trial, a 16-year-old girl testified
> that Gutfinski and his girlfriend at the time, 17-year-old Deanne
> Jones, brought her to a hotel room, and Jones used a razor to slice
> a 7-inch gash in her back.
>
> She testified that Jones and Gutfinski then drank her blood while
> they kissed each other.
>
> Photo submitted by the Berkshire County District AttorneyDavid
> Chalue, left, Adam Hall, center, and Caius Veiovis, right. The three
> were arrested and charged with murder in connection with the
> disappearance of three men in a case against a Hell's Angels member.
> The victims' bodies were found Saturday, and the three suspects will
> be arraigned Monday in Central Berkshire District Court in
> Pittsfield, Mass.
>
> Police were notified when the girl later showed up at a hospital
> emergency room for treatment. The gash required more than 30
> stitches to close.
>
> During Gutfinski's trial, the prosecution described the then-19-year-
> old as a practitioner of the Goth lifestyle who practiced self-
> mutilation.
>
> Prosecutors told the jury that Gutfinski considered himself a
> worshiper of Satan, and told police that he was a vampire who drank
> blood -- both his own blood and that of others.
>
> Gutfinski and Jones were both convicted of elevated aggravated
> assault, aggravated assault and reckless conduct.
>
> Gutfinski was sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2000, with all but
> three years of the sentence suspended. He was also given four years
> probation.
>
> Gutfinski was charged with violating probation in 2006 when he and
> another man were arrested in New Bedford and charged with kidnapping
> and drug possession, after holding two strippers from a local
> nightclub against their will in a hotel room.
>
> The kidnapping charges were eventually dropped, but Gutfinski was re-
> incarcerated in Maine on the probation violation charge.
>
> It is not clear when he was released, or started calling himself
> Caius Veiovis.
>
> In Roman mythology, Veiovis is the lesser-known god of the underworld.
>
> Caius is the name of a character in the “Twilight” series who is a
> vampire.
>
> It is also not clear when Gutfinski acquired the subdermal implants
> or the tattoos on his face, including "666," the sign of the devil,
> on his forehead.
>
> Even The Smoking Gun, the website that routinely publishes unusual
> mug shots from police departments nationwide, was shocked by
> Gutfinski’s picture.
>
> The website on Monday featured his photo with the headline “Easily
> The Scariest Mug Shot Of An Accused Murderer You Will See Today.”
>
> Chalue also has been on trial previously. In March, he was a co-
> defendant in Hampden Superior Court for an alleged extortion attempt
> in Chicopee.
>
> Chalue and co-defendent Ronald Kogut were charged with trying to
> extort money from a man whose dog had bitten Kogut in the face.
>
> In that case, they were charged with armed assault with intent to
> rob, assault with a dangerous weapon, extortion by threat of injury
> and threatening to commit a crime.
>
> Both were acquitted of all charges on March 9. A jury deliberated
> for four hours before returning a not-guilty verdict.
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