{"id":7325,"date":"2005-03-30T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2005-03-30T21:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/03\/30\/hey-marcia-come-look-at-the-satanist.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:35:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:35:03","slug":"hey_marcia_come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/30\/hey_marcia_come.html","title":{"rendered":"“Hey, Marcia! Come look at the Satanist!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Sigh*. This is so <\/em>1980s<\/a> …<\/p>\n

South Jersey man is being jailed without bail in Montgomery County, Pa. on charges that he stabbed three people to death last Friday in King of Prussia.<\/p>\n

[…] [District Attorney] Castor says the motive appears to be jealousy, but they are also looking into some sort of connection with the fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons”:<\/p>\n

“I mean, you have many, many stab wounds and those ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ fantasy games involve swords and knives and daggers and things of that nature. There may be a connection but I can?t say for sure.”<\/p>\n

No word yet on whether DA Castor will look into a connection with the television show Iron Chef<\/em> (“You have have many, many cuts, and those Japanese cooking shows involve many sharp knives chopping up food”), or a possible objection with golf (“You have many, many slices, and those golf games sure involve slicing, from what I hear”).<\/p>\n

Of course, it turns out that the accused does have a link, of sorts, with gaming<\/a> …<\/p>\n

Eichinger, described as quiet and a loner, was an avid fantasy-game player, acquaintances said. He may have dabbled in the occult, Castor said. Castor would not say whether the killings appeared ritualistic, but added, “We think that he might have some interest in that area.”<\/p>\n

[…] A fan of tabletop strategy games, especially Star Wars, <\/em>Eichinger was a regular player at Jester’s in Northfield, N.J., said owner Richard Gain. His game choices were not related to the occult, however. “I know him enough and have seen him play enough to know this [arrest] has nothing to do with the games that he plays,” Gain said.<\/p>\n

No word on whether George Lucas is being held for questioning, but evidently the press has been having a field day with the game shop<\/a> mentioned.<\/p>\n

It has been a hard couple of days. We have had newspapers, radio shock jocks and even the police asking us questions. I think the storm is over until the trial. I told the one reporter that she should call the Idaho Potato Board (is there such a thing?) because I heard that 75% of all prison inmates eat Mashed Potatoes. She did not appreciate it.<\/p>\n

(via John Kovalic<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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