The date was May 30th 2015; Viod was scared confused and walking along a dark Minnesota highway in the middle of the night in search of a safe place to pass the time. It was only a few days earlier that he had narrowly survived an attempt on his life. He walked with his head down, resigned to the fact that any minute he could be facing another attempt on his life. He made it to a small dive bar located at a rest stop along the highway and he decided to go in to have a few drinks to get his mind off his impending doom. As he walked in to the bar, the few drunks scattered around all looked over at him with a look of curiosity as to who this stranger was. Viod didn’t attempt to make friends, choosing to instead find a seat at the corner of the bar. He had no one to turn to. His Boss, Machine Gun Kelly had been mortally wounded several days before the attempt on himself and Bluejay, the other member of the Mancini Administration, had also been killed. Due to the deaths of the top two leaders of the Mancini Empire, the majority of its members were given the option to go down with their empire or join a new Empire and keep living. Viod was not given that choice. Mafia protocol states the Boss, Underboss and Consigliere of an Empire must all be taken out if the Boss is hit.
Viod motioned for the bartender and asked him if they had any specials. “Yea, we got shots of whiskey and I’ll give you a gold star,” the bartender said sarcastically. Viod was not in the mood for the antics and quickly snatched the bartender by the head and slammed it on the bar. The loud thud echoed through the nearly empty bar but the drunks in the bar barely noticed. The bartender picked his head up off the bar and in a more polite tone said, “I’ll get you a shot of whiskey, first round is on me sir.” The bartender walked away rubbing the knot that was growing on his head and grabbed the bottle of whiskey and a shot glass and headed back over towards Viod. He quickly poured him a shot and Viod slammed it down in a matter of seconds. “Again,” Viod demanded. The bartender refilled the glass and once again Viod slammed it down. “Again,” Viod said once more, and the bartender proceeded to refill his glass for a third time. This routine would continue for 5 or 6 more shots until Viod was sufficiently boozed up and then he ordered a Long Island Iced Tea. Viod’s lack of sleep mixed with the 9 or 10 shots he had just taken in less than 5 minutes quickly took their toll on him. His head began to droop and as the bartender was placing the Long Island Iced Tea on the bar Viod fell asleep right there at the bar.
About an hour and a half later Viod woke up, still very drunk and attempted to stand up. His vision was fuzzy and his brain was foggy as he could not remember at first where he was. He slowly gained back some composure and made his way to the bathroom to take a leak. He opened the door to the bathroom and saw that both stalls were occupied so he went over to one of the urinals to do his business. As he unzipped he heard the distinct sound of a gun being cocked behind his back. Luckily for Viod he had been standing at a urinal so he did not mess his pants. He slowly turned his head expecting to find a gun pointed at him but when he looked he saw one of the drunks placing his gun back in his holster as he was heading back into the bar. Viod let out a loud sigh realizing that it was not yet his time. He smiled at the situation and realized how he must have looked silly had anyone noticed him. What Viod didn’t realize was someone did notice. In one of the stalls peaking through the crack was Ghost-Barzini.
It just so happened that Ghost had given up looking for Viod that night and decided to have a drink in the very same bar Viod ended up going to. As Viod zipped up his pants and reached for the handle to flush the toilet he heard the door to one of the stalls behind him begin to creak. Viod figured he had his scare for the night and that there was no way he had anything further to worry about. He planned to go out, pay his tab and find a nearby motel to get some rest. Viod would never make it out of the bathroom. Ghost raised his .45 Smith and Wesson to the back of Viod’s head, said “Barzini sends their regards,” and fired three shots. Viod fell down almost instantaneously and hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. Blood spatter the tiled wall behind the urinal and a pool of blood began to form around Viod’s head where he landed on the floor. Ghost nonchalantly slipped his gun back into his waistband, walked to the sink to wash his hands and then walked back into the bar. The drunks who had been in the bar had ran when they heard the gunshots and the bartender stood trembling staring at Ghost. Ghost calmed him down, “Hey relax pal, in this life we only kill each other you got nothing to worry about.” Ghost then motioned for the bartender to pour him a shot. He took the shot and threw down a wad of cash as he began to make his way to the door. As he got to the door, he turned around to address the bartender once more. “Just remember, you don’t know me but I know you and where you work. When the cops ask you what happened you better say you didn’t see anything.” The bartender nodded and managed to utter “Yes sir.” Ghost then turned and walked out of the bar. He hopped into his car and drove off into the night. The bartender waited about 15 minutes before finally calling the police. Ghost’s words had scared the bartender enough that he wanted to make sure he gave Ghost enough time to get out of the area before the police were alerted. When the police arrived they found Viod in the bathroom lying face down in a pool of blood and urine. They quickly called the coroner out and began processing the crime scene.
The Minnesota State Police released a statement saying that at the present time they have no leads on a suspect or a motive, however considering Viod was a well known Mafiosi they considered it to be an obvious gangland execution. The coroner’s report lists the cause of death as gunshot to the head and the approximate time of death was 11:53 pm. The Police have asked anyone with any knowledge of this crime to contact them immediately. They have asked that all citizens take extra precautions when out and about at night time until they are able to track down this killer.
Until that time, stay safe out there America.