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Reichert thought he would catch his serial killer by reading about those who had come before: John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown of Chicago, who slew 33; Gerald Stano from Daytona Beach, Fla., who murdered 41; Randy Kraft in California, who was convicted of 16 murders. Reichert contacted police departments around the country that had dealt with serial killers, and in 1984 he flew to Florida to talk to Ted Bundy on death row. Bundy had been found guilty of killing 22 victims. Says Reichert: "Just to sit across from him and shake hands sent chills. You think, 'Just...
DIED. SEATTLE SLEW, 28, champion racehorse and the last surviving one to win the Triple Crown; 25 years to the day after his 1977 victory at the Kentucky Derby, which was followed that year by dramatic wins in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes; in his sleep; near Lexington, Ky. The noble Thoroughbred won 14 of 17 starts, made $1,208,726 and sired more than 100 stakes winners...
After years of preparation, Harvard libraries will unveil a new web-based catalog this summer that will provide users with a slew of new features—but will rid the system of telnet access...
...socialist society. DIED. YEVGENY SVETLANOV, 73, Russian conductor who led Russia's State Symphony Orchestra for more than three decades; in Moscow. Svetlanov appeared as a guest for various orchestras around the world, finally getting fired from the symphony for spending too much time conducting abroad. DIED. SEATTLE SLEW, 28, the only living winner of the Triple Crown, of old age; in Lexington, Kentucky. Considered the last of the superhorses, Slew won more than a million dollars during his racing career and fathered 99 stakes winners that have earned their owners $75 million in prize money. DIED. YVES ROBERT...
...course, it goes beyond mere mutant talent. There is something to be said for translatability, or cheese factor. There are a slew of popular Marvel heroes who will never do well on the big screen because when you dress a live actor in red, white and blue-striped tights, put wings on his headpiece and a star on his forehead, he will look ridiculous. The Incredible Hulk, as incredible as he may be, runs the risk of becoming the angry Green Giant. The heroes who do the best onscreen are the ones who are dark, mysterious, and potentially dangerous...