10/31/2021
Very soon we will be adding several poems and artwork drawn with his blood and given to us by Caius Domitius Veiovis — a man who claims to be a vampire and worship Satan.
Originally named Roy C. Gutfinski, Jr., he legally changed his name in 2008. In a letter to the media, he said his first and middle names were inspired by the Roman emperors Caligula and Nero (both known for their insanity and depravity) and his last name is from “an ancient Etruscan daemon” (which is not entirely accurate).
But his name was not the only thing he changed about himself. He has facial tattoos, including runic writing across one cheek and the number 666 in the center of his forehead. He also has two rows of subdermal implants in his forehead, which give the appearance of horns. He has implants in his ears to make them look pointed. His teeth are sharpened and his tongue, split. In his booking photo, he is wearing a large-gauge septum piercing and two smaller bridge piercings. His outlandish booking photo became a viral sensation, attracting media coverage from all over the world.
“I’ll see you all in hell,” Caius Veiovis, 34, of Pittsfield, yelled at the jury that convicted him after deliberating over six days. Veiovis also was convicted of kidnapping and intimidation of a witness.
The dismembered bodies of David Glasser, 44; Edward Frampton, 58; and Robert Chadwell, 47, of Pittsfield were found buried in nearby Becket 10 days after they disappeared in August 2011. The killings shocked Pittsfield, a town of about 41,000 in northwestern Massachusetts. The trials were moved to Springfield.
Two co-defendants in the case were convicted of the same charges. They are serving life without parole.
Prosecutors said Veiovis helped Adam Lee Hall, 37, of Peru, and David Chalue, 47, of North Adams, kidnap and shoot the victims weeks before Glasser was to testify against Hall, a Hells Angels member, in an assault case. The others were killed to eliminate witnesses, prosecutors said. Defense attorneys argued there was shaky evidence!
