Samuel Petrinsky

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Petrinsky, Samuel Michael “Snooks”

He should not be confused with Snooks, an Arena Ball player mentioned in Divided in Death.

Appeared in Conspiracy in Death (January 2059) and mentioned in Obsession in Death (December 27-31, 2060)

Personal Information

• Description: Hardly more than a sack of bones with wild, straggly hair
• ID Number: 12176-VSE-12
• DOB: May 6, 1961 (Madison, Wisconsin)
• DOD: January 12, 2059
• Age at TOD: 97
• Eyes: Brown
• Relationships: Cheryl Petrinsky Sylva (ex-wife); Samuel, Jr. (son); James (son); Lucy (daughter)
• Address: None: Sleeper Village

Description

• Caucasian; there were telltale spiderwebs of broken blood vessels over his dented face, obvious signs of malnutrition, and the scabs of what was likely some unattractive skin disease.

Homicide Information

• TOD: 0210 (2:10 a.m.), January 12
• He was found dead in his crib (located in the Bowery) with a fist-sized hole in his chest; whoever had taken Snook’s heart had done so efficiently (surgically); according to Morris, it was “beautiful work” - first-rate organ removal under anesthesia.
• His heart was logged as brokered organ S-351; regeneration procedure begun January 13; procedure unsuccessful; sample terminated and disposed of, January 15.

Interesting Facts

• He made paper trees, dogs, angels, stars, and flowers.
• He had been a drinker and had a small stash of illegals (including Zoner, Jags, and Grin laced with Zeus).
• According to Morris, his heart was, likely, next to worthless, his liver was shot, his kidneys were a mess, his lungs the color of a coal mine, and a body full of disease. He estimated Snooks would have died within six months anyway.
• Parents, deceased; divorced in 2023 from Cheryl Petrinsky Sylva (age ninety-two); three children from marriage: Samuel, James, Lucy. No known employment in the last thirty years.
• He had met Louise Dimatto when she took the medi-van (from the Canal Street Clinic) on her rotation and bribed him into a street exam; he gave her paper flowers and told her she was a nice girl.