Execution Tales Chapters 28 & 29 Revision 2
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28: The NYPD & the Mafia
Over the next ten weeks Cheryl, April & Beth continued with their hunting & killing of New York prostitutes. Every Saturday without fail they managed to obtain a victim & at the end of this period the number of young women they had consigned to a watery grave had risen to thirteen
The Monday morning after the girls thirteenth murder Captain O’Hanlon was intrigued when he learned the name of the gentleman who was at reception asking to speak to him.
It was no less than Giovanni Marcuso, the key adviser to the most important Mafia Boss in New York. The Captain asked Lieutenant O’Rourke to join them & they waited expectantly for the Italian gangster.
Marcuso entered O’Hanlon’s office. He was in his mid-forties wearing a suit that would have cost a month’s salary for the Captain to buy. His black hair was combed back & held tight to his head by oil above his cold saturnine face
O’Hanlon made no attempt to shake his visitor’s hand & once the Sicilian was seated He simply said, “To what do we owe the honour of your visit Mr Marcuso?”
The gangster looked at O’Hanlon & said, “I think we have a common problem Captain. Over the last three months eleven of our working girls have simply disappeared. No trace of any of them has been found. One or two wouldn’t be that surprising given the vagaries of their profession but eleven in such a short period of time? Not surprisingly the rest of, how you say, our workforce, are becoming very nervous. Our opinion is that someone like London’s “Jack the Ripper” is responsible for this”.
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke glanced at each other, to say the least taken aback by Marcuso’s revelations
The Captain replied, “Mr Marcuso, if what you say is true then we do indeed have a common problem. To investigate this further we are going to need all the information you have on these girls & the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. Rest assured our priority will be investigating the fate of these young women”.
The mobster nodded & said, “By close of business today you will know as much as we do“. On that note he got up & left.
Once the gangster had departed O’Hanlon looked at O’Rourke & said, “Get hold of Doctor Harris would you. I think we are going to need his help on this”.
The next morning Doctor Harris & his secretary entered O’Rourke’s office. Once they were seated Harris introduced Cheryl to O’Hanlon & O’Rourke & said. “I hope you don’t mind gentleman but I asked Miss Barnes to join us so that she can take the notes. I’m afraid my medical condition is making writing increasingly difficult”
O’Hanlon replied, “No problem Doctor. Welcome aboard Miss Barnes”.
O’Rourke then summarised the information provided by Marcuso’s organisation on the missing eleven girls. O’Hanlon then asked, “What do you think Doctor?”
Harris sat back in his chair & mused, “Is it possible that a rival criminal enterprise is simply abducting the girls & making them work for them?”.
O’Hanlon said, “I can’t see it Doctor. None of the other mobs would dare. It would start a gang war they would inevitably lose & we have no intelligence of any new significant players in the city. I am afraid I agree with Marcuso, it looks as if we have our own version of “Jack the Ripper”. The difference with our guy is he doesn’t leave his victims to be found, or at least not easily”.
Cheryl’s face was impassive as she listened & took notes but her mind was racing
O’Rourke said, “As of tonight we will significantly be increasing the number of officers on the streets where the prostitutes work. Marcuso has indicated that his goons will also be out in force”.
O’Hanlon mused, “I never thought I would ever see it but we seem to be working alongside the Mafia on this”.
Harris said, “Jack the Ripper has never been caught. He simply stopped killing. Received opinion is that he must have died. The speculation was that he had some kind of medical background or training based on the nature of the killings. But in this case we have absolutely nothing to go on as these girls have simply disappeared. However I think that you are right & they have been almost certainly murdered. I’m afraid at this stage I have nothing to offer by way of advice. Please keep me informed as the case develops. Hopefully something will turn up that gives us a handle on who is doing this”
O’Hanlon replied, “We will Doctor. You can rest assured on that”
29: New Jersey
That evening Cheryl, April & Beth met at the secretary’s house & Cheryl related what had happened at the meeting at police HQ.
April asked, “What do you think we should do Cheryl?”.
She replied, “Well the first thing I would say is that there is absolutely no need to panic. All the police know is that eleven girls have disappeared. They aren’t even sure that they are dead. What I suggest is we don’t look for our next victim this weekend. Instead we spend Saturday & Sunday in New Jersey & see what opportunities are available there. Unless you want to stop of course?”
April & Beth looked at each other & April said, “No way Cheryl. We are enjoying ourselves far too much”.
That is exactly what the killers did & over the following five weeks four more girls bodies were consigned to the waters of New York harbour.
The only change that Cheryl, Beth & April felt that it was wise to make to their “Modus Operandi” was to chloroform their victims once they were in the carriage as the journey from New Jersey back to the house was a lot longer than from the New York harbour area. Cheryl had stolen the chloroform from Doctor Harris’s consulting room
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke looked at Marcuso at their next meeting with the gangster & the Captain asked, “Well has our strategy worked?”.
The Sicilian replied, “In terms of New York yes, no more of our girls have gone missing. However our friends in New Jersey have informed us that four of their girls have disappeared since our last meeting. What I would like to know gentlemen is how the killer knew to move to NJ & start looking for victims there?”.
O’Hanlon replied, “If you are suggesting that there was a leak from this office I can categorically deny it. As you know even the press so far have had no hint of what is going on. I think the explanation is obvious. The murderer simply realised that there was a much greater police presence in the New York Harbour area & shifted his focus to NJ”
Marcuso nodded. “That is what I thought. May I suggest Captain that you contact the NJ Police Department & inform them of the latest developments. You can assure the NJ authorities that they will be afforded the same level of co-operation by our friends across the river that we have given to you. “
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke updated Doctor Harris & his secretary at their next get together. Harris’s only new comment was the killer was obviously very careful
At their next meeting Cheryl, April & Beth discussed their next move. April suggested, “Why don’t we take the train to Philadelphia on Saturday morning & check it out?”. The other two girls nodded their agreement.
Over the next ten weeks Cheryl, April & Beth continued with their hunting & killing of New York prostitutes. Every Saturday without fail they managed to obtain a victim & at the end of this period the number of young women they had consigned to a watery grave had risen to thirteen
The Monday morning after the girls thirteenth murder Captain O’Hanlon was intrigued when he learned the name of the gentleman who was at reception asking to speak to him.
It was no less than Giovanni Marcuso, the key adviser to the most important Mafia Boss in New York. The Captain asked Lieutenant O’Rourke to join them & they waited expectantly for the Italian gangster.
Marcuso entered O’Hanlon’s office. He was in his mid-forties wearing a suit that would have cost a month’s salary for the Captain to buy. His black hair was combed back & held tight to his head by oil above his cold saturnine face
O’Hanlon made no attempt to shake his visitor’s hand & once the Sicilian was seated He simply said, “To what do we owe the honour of your visit Mr Marcuso?”
The gangster looked at O’Hanlon & said, “I think we have a common problem Captain. Over the last three months eleven of our working girls have simply disappeared. No trace of any of them has been found. One or two wouldn’t be that surprising given the vagaries of their profession but eleven in such a short period of time? Not surprisingly the rest of, how you say, our workforce, are becoming very nervous. Our opinion is that someone like London’s “Jack the Ripper” is responsible for this”.
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke glanced at each other, to say the least taken aback by Marcuso’s revelations
The Captain replied, “Mr Marcuso, if what you say is true then we do indeed have a common problem. To investigate this further we are going to need all the information you have on these girls & the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. Rest assured our priority will be investigating the fate of these young women”.
The mobster nodded & said, “By close of business today you will know as much as we do“. On that note he got up & left.
Once the gangster had departed O’Hanlon looked at O’Rourke & said, “Get hold of Doctor Harris would you. I think we are going to need his help on this”.
The next morning Doctor Harris & his secretary entered O’Rourke’s office. Once they were seated Harris introduced Cheryl to O’Hanlon & O’Rourke & said. “I hope you don’t mind gentleman but I asked Miss Barnes to join us so that she can take the notes. I’m afraid my medical condition is making writing increasingly difficult”
O’Hanlon replied, “No problem Doctor. Welcome aboard Miss Barnes”.
O’Rourke then summarised the information provided by Marcuso’s organisation on the missing eleven girls. O’Hanlon then asked, “What do you think Doctor?”
Harris sat back in his chair & mused, “Is it possible that a rival criminal enterprise is simply abducting the girls & making them work for them?”.
O’Hanlon said, “I can’t see it Doctor. None of the other mobs would dare. It would start a gang war they would inevitably lose & we have no intelligence of any new significant players in the city. I am afraid I agree with Marcuso, it looks as if we have our own version of “Jack the Ripper”. The difference with our guy is he doesn’t leave his victims to be found, or at least not easily”.
Cheryl’s face was impassive as she listened & took notes but her mind was racing
O’Rourke said, “As of tonight we will significantly be increasing the number of officers on the streets where the prostitutes work. Marcuso has indicated that his goons will also be out in force”.
O’Hanlon mused, “I never thought I would ever see it but we seem to be working alongside the Mafia on this”.
Harris said, “Jack the Ripper has never been caught. He simply stopped killing. Received opinion is that he must have died. The speculation was that he had some kind of medical background or training based on the nature of the killings. But in this case we have absolutely nothing to go on as these girls have simply disappeared. However I think that you are right & they have been almost certainly murdered. I’m afraid at this stage I have nothing to offer by way of advice. Please keep me informed as the case develops. Hopefully something will turn up that gives us a handle on who is doing this”
O’Hanlon replied, “We will Doctor. You can rest assured on that”
29: New Jersey
That evening Cheryl, April & Beth met at the secretary’s house & Cheryl related what had happened at the meeting at police HQ.
April asked, “What do you think we should do Cheryl?”.
She replied, “Well the first thing I would say is that there is absolutely no need to panic. All the police know is that eleven girls have disappeared. They aren’t even sure that they are dead. What I suggest is we don’t look for our next victim this weekend. Instead we spend Saturday & Sunday in New Jersey & see what opportunities are available there. Unless you want to stop of course?”
April & Beth looked at each other & April said, “No way Cheryl. We are enjoying ourselves far too much”.
That is exactly what the killers did & over the following five weeks four more girls bodies were consigned to the waters of New York harbour.
The only change that Cheryl, Beth & April felt that it was wise to make to their “Modus Operandi” was to chloroform their victims once they were in the carriage as the journey from New Jersey back to the house was a lot longer than from the New York harbour area. Cheryl had stolen the chloroform from Doctor Harris’s consulting room
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke looked at Marcuso at their next meeting with the gangster & the Captain asked, “Well has our strategy worked?”.
The Sicilian replied, “In terms of New York yes, no more of our girls have gone missing. However our friends in New Jersey have informed us that four of their girls have disappeared since our last meeting. What I would like to know gentlemen is how the killer knew to move to NJ & start looking for victims there?”.
O’Hanlon replied, “If you are suggesting that there was a leak from this office I can categorically deny it. As you know even the press so far have had no hint of what is going on. I think the explanation is obvious. The murderer simply realised that there was a much greater police presence in the New York Harbour area & shifted his focus to NJ”
Marcuso nodded. “That is what I thought. May I suggest Captain that you contact the NJ Police Department & inform them of the latest developments. You can assure the NJ authorities that they will be afforded the same level of co-operation by our friends across the river that we have given to you. “
O’Hanlon & O’Rourke updated Doctor Harris & his secretary at their next get together. Harris’s only new comment was the killer was obviously very careful
At their next meeting Cheryl, April & Beth discussed their next move. April suggested, “Why don’t we take the train to Philadelphia on Saturday morning & check it out?”. The other two girls nodded their agreement.
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