Can we talk about ‘Richie the Boot’?

[B.]

That's a good bet. "Louis" was described as dapper and good-looking and "Killer" was used as a nickname for guys who were were well-dressed or looked good, i.e. Pete the Killer Abinanti.

[JoelTurner]

He doesn’t seem to have been a sadist; the burning of bodies was a forensic countermeasure. However, he was an extreme paranoiac. He was seeing betrayals where there was none. Over the years, he killed several people based on the fear that they wouldn’t “stand up” if they were caught even though they had done time previously.

Having to deal with Richie at all was a death risk. Everything I have read about him casts him as a very dark and dangerous person. He had charisma too which made him even more dangerous. Being summoned to his mansion must have been terrifying. That probably didn't help Richie's suspicions if they were anxious about being there too.

I remember a poster way back on Real Deal that was close to his crew and used to post a lot of interesting stuff. Always seemed like one of the crazier crews to be around.

Terrifying is the right word. The bartender who was working during the Club Fremont shootout, Natale Lento, was nearly hospitalized because he had worried himself sick after being “called in”.

He was right to worry though - he went “missing”, likely cremated