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Amid a blustery snowstorm, the er, Nikoli Popoff, to book off for the grisly discovery. and emeralds sh stantly. pered socialite to without a heavy w was her usual wir elling the walks ar// 5:17. p.m. when bj] Covered by a thi snow, Priggham's clad only in a desig gown and the usuj The we much too severe {| flagstone courtyarj Sustaining a bj the heiress died @ Saturday, January 25, 1992 178 /sunds-keep- i xished shov- | id was about > evening at jie made his jor the pam- I be outdoors rap, ermine i ater cover of Staff Reporter ' choice. To add to th} ie reby has What was expected tobea single white feathi | ieee foun: week-end of merry-making for tangled in her flax!) |! leit EES the social elite turned to At first accoun| | 2 adirattied tragedy yesterday. Breath-tak- _ sumed the death y | ee ree Had ingly beautiful socialite, tal: Priggham app’ varently ha heiress, entrepreneur, and slipped and fallen|” eons Say land mogul, Ethel Priggham, feet from the ter) BG" “© “7° was found dead on the grounds ! j fd. / roken neck, \1 instantly. However, this hypothesis con- tained too many inconsisten- cies to be considered a viable explanation for any length of time. Two other theories were immediately discarded; Ethel Priggham was not suicidal, and the butler didn't do it. Priggham's week-end guest list, for the most part, read like a society roster's who's who. In Castlegar, and present at the Priggham Estate at the time of the death were; Priggham's current husband, Biff Brad- shaw; her half sister twice re- moved, Alexis Romanoff; movie star, Madge LaMarr; po- litical hopeful, Dash Riprock; plastic surgeon, Dr. Klause Von Binkie; former nanny, Abi- -gail Anchorwieght: possible _mafioso, Sal Sanducci; and Randy Flagstaff, a complete own. Known for her philanthropy and support of the local Hu- NIT? Priggham slain in palatial mansion mane Society, the public Ethel Priggham was kind, thought- ful, generous, and sensitive to a fault. However, Priggham appears to have lived a double life. According to those closest to her, she was many things; few of them good. To quote one close source, starlet, Madge LaMarr: "..... She was avari- cious, bitchy, calculating, dis- loyal, and evil...... I could go through the rest of the alpha- bet, ifyou like..... But she re- ally was my closest friend.” Earlier in her life, Priggham had been known as a madcap socialite and playgirl. - Fre- quenting the playgrounds of the world: London, Paris, New. York, Hollywood, Castlegar, this writer soon learned from other week-end guests that Ether Priggham left countless shattered lives in her wake. Dash Riprock described her as Pee an unholy melding of Mary Hart and Joan Collins on a bad day. You could say Ethel knew a lot about everybody and used it to her advantage." Most surprising was Prig- gham's half sister, Alexis Ro- manoff, who said: "She was a double crosser, a blackmailer, a front for the Mob, and a lousy tipper. On the whole, Ethel wasn't very nice. A lot of people were gunning for her. I wouldn't be surprised if she was murdered and if she wasn't it was a most fortunate accident." Due to the blinding snow- storm and impassible roads, police authorities and other of- ficials were unable to get to the death scene till this morning. By that time, the body had been moved indoors and other physical evidence had been obliterated, A full investiga- tion continues. DR. KLAUSE VON BINKIE Dr.Klause Von Binkie was Ethel Priggham's long-time mentor and confidant. As a plastic surgeon, he kept Ethel last, they would 1 Suspeli |e) ct. i inki Dr. Klause V4) 1g) °" Biakio i thful with eternally . you facelifts, implar|) | a re Hor mone injections) |%) ob OP? peared to be jj about. ee ty years old, but in ‘fact, she was almost fifty-sevé Pe With her artificially ind, jj’) uced youth, combined witH jm): her ed wealth, power, \ and worldli- ness, she could hj | eve any can she wanted andj | she wanted them all. a fi Von Binkie h|| If | oped in time Ethel would real lize the depth of his feelings fof | |p| [7 Bex and at ) |kindle a love to be remembered throught the ages. It was a romantic nottion doomed to blight. Klause Von Binkie sum- moned the courage to express his unrequited love to Ethel. Her reaction was not what he anticipated. She dissolved in- to_uncontrolled fits of laugh- ter. Trying to gain composure, she attempted to apologize for giggles and other bits of rude behavior but could not conjure the proper amount of sincerity rolling about on the floor. Feeling the impact of her unspoken ridicule, his dignity in tatters, Von Binkie threat- ened to stip treating her; he would allow her to grow old. But as he amde his threats he knew he would relent, he knew himself too well. Ethel was his creation, a living msaterpiece chiseled in flesh and bone. He knew he could _\ never destroy his life's work, not a little at a time. Again Ethel Priggham had won, again he would be her puppet. There is a very fragile divisor between the primal emotions of love and hate. At this mo- ment something snapped in Von Binkie's mind; the good doctor crossed over. Klause Von Binkie conclud- ed Ethel was too evil, too dan- gerous to continue in her feted existence. He had the ultimate solution. He devised a clever plan to exterminate her; to cleanse the world once and for “Asa permanent resident of Priggham Manor, Doctor Von Binkie had access to the paseo yooudiy yseq pue THE HARROW MOTOR INN. - Presents The SAINT VALENTINES DAY MURDER MYSTERY Saturday February 15 Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Prime Rib Dinner Served at 8:00 p.m. Murder to follow $3 5.00 per person Advanced Tickets Only Available at the HI-ARROW Front Desk Fabulous Prizes! into the walk-in refrigerator. CARL'S FRIENDLY PHARMACY Castieaird Plaza ¢ 365-7269 entire estate. No one ever questioned his activities, he was always doing weird things. The plan was set in- to motion. At 2:30 p.m. on the day of Ethel's unfortunate accident, Von Binkie returned home from shopping at Carl's Drugs in the Plaza. No one witnessed his arrival. 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