Mel Ignatow
Mel Ignatow Mel Ignatow was vain. When he killed Brenda, Ignatow was 50, 14 years older than she was, and he was showing his age. His hair was thinning and his large mustache was starting to look dated. To boost his vanity he often boasted of his travels and his former import-export business. He owned several expensive watches, a new Corvette, and a 36-foot boat, all of which rather too insistently proclaimed an income higher than the Louisville average. Brenda may have seemed another beautiful accessory; soon after they met on a blind date Ignatow began pursuing the idea of marriage. Schaefer wasn't convinced, though she greatly appreciated the attention and the financial security Ignatow offered. Eventually she relented, and Ignatow and Schaefer were engaged.
Lai arī daži cilvēki uzskatīja, ka Ignatow ir burvīgs, vairums cilvēku viņu uzskatīja par rāpojošu un neattaisnojamu. Kā Bobs Hils ziņoja savā grāmatā par Schaefer nogalināšanu, Dubultā briesmas , Joyce Smallwood, viens no Brenda draugiem, uzskatīja, ka Ignatow bez garšas. Smallwood rakstīja Hils, atrada viņu par Kon mākslinieku, stāstīja stāstus par darbu CIP vai 300 000 USD skaidrā naudā, kas paslēpta Ķīnā vai viņa attiecības ar prostitūtām Ķīnā. Ignatovas vulgaritāte stiepās ārpus materiālisma lielības. Viņa saruna tika pārkaisīta ar pusaudža seksuālo izpausmi. Viņa dārgā laiva tika nosaukta par kustību Loti, un viņš reiz draugam teica, ka viņai ir jāatstāj nedaudz papildu svara.
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