Death Report: The Killinator (and brief mention of El Columbiano, Ender, Martin Q. Blank, The Other Woman, and whitman)

One account of the scene at Saddle back on the fifth of May (this one of the murder of Kristen S aka “The Killinator”):

The night started off safely enough, out to dinner at a Japanese place in the company of trusted friends (including the now also deceased Greg H, aka “whitman") and equipped with a stealthily disguised weapon, home-made and concealed in an old McDonalds bag. The food was good and the drink was sake.

At first there had been plans to avoid the Saddle, in spite of its somewhat renowned revelry on the fifth of every month, _especially_ on the fifth of May. Such a large and varied crowd would surely draw a large group of ready killers, after all.

However as the meal continued so too did the flow of that delicious Japanese rice wine. It should come as no surprise that so too did concern about getting shot diminish.

The group departed for the Saddle, but having not yet completely lost their sense of self-preservation, did briefly scout the courtyard for obvious signs of carried water cannons before entering. Their fears allayed by the brief survey from afar, they made their way first to and then through the courtyard of the Saddle.

Soon after, it was over. In the hot Beijing night, the splash of water was at first refreshing, but quickly that relief was replaced with the cold realization that she’d been shot. She turned to see her assailant standing victorious, if only for a moment, since minutes, maybe even seconds, later Mellissa A, aka “Ender” was cut down with the abandoned weapon of “The Killinator”.

“Art Vandalay” emerged from this sequence of kills alive, and as I later heard, also witnessed some of the other kills that night. I imagine those to have happened under similar circumstances, not yet having had any details provided by witnesses or participants.

The other deaths, all in Sanlitun if not the Saddle itself:
Hernan L aka “El Columbiano” being killed by “Martin Q. Blank”
Carey N aka “Martin Q. Blank” being killed by “Melosa”
Greg H aka “whitman" killed by “Augustus”
Cassie W aka “The Other Woman” killed by “Smith”