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Caius Veiovis, suspect in reputed Hell's Angels triple homicide in Pittsfield, arrested previously for assault, drinking victim's blood

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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