The Monopoly Killer

July 1991: While preparing to play a game of Monopoly, Marc Cienkowski and Michael Klucznik got into a fight over who would use the car playing piece. Cienkowski insisted that since they were at his house, he got to be the car -- and not the hat or thimble. But Klucznik insisted that he was going to be the car, and continued to insist this even after Cienkowski hit him in the face. So Cienkowski fetched his bow and arrow and shot Klucznik through the heart. Cienkowski later pleaded guilty to criminal homicide.

Philadelphia Daily News - Feb 7, 1992
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Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 08, 2017
Category: Crime | Games | 1990s

Comments

Kevin Underhill, in his "Lowering the Bar" blog, is up to #66 in his 'Good Reasons to Kill' series.

http://loweringthebar.net/category/good-reasons-to-kill

Posted by Phideaux on 03/08/17 at 08:33 AM

Good thing that there is no actual scalpel supplied for "Operation."

Posted by KDP on 03/08/17 at 12:56 PM

People always fought over the car or the dog. Sometimes they'd settle for the battleship. Any other piece was considered the dregs.

Posted by Brian on 03/09/17 at 06:29 PM

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