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Joseph was born to a Polish working-class family with a father who drank heavily and liked to use his fists, on one occasion breaking his son’s jaw.

Though stubborn, Joseph was a studious child who wanted better for himself. And he got it, when he came out of a five-year program in college, with a distinction.

He’d hit Wall Street running, becoming a celebrated Bonds Trader, and a multi-millionaire during the 80’s boon. No one would accuse him of being an attractive man, the broken jaw had left its mark, and having been on the receiving end of his father’s fist just once too often, he would forever become known as jaws.

He was an aggressive negotiator, and believed he was truly superior to anyone who crossed his path, whether they shared his bedroom or a seat in the Boardroom.

He hadn’t ironed out all the kinks in his psyche, and the cracks remained invisible, but only until he chose to marry, and his wife wanting her independence by taking a job proved to be a recipe for disaster, exposing signs he was losing his control.

He would not allow his world to implode and believed murder would somehow restore order. He could never allow any woman to imply she had no need of him by taking her independence back, because he, owned it!

By the time, his second wife humiliated him, having discovered his love of cross-dressing, launching the incriminating photos in his face, he was ready to kill again.

He was beginning to lose his grip on reality, and his worlds were slowly unravelling. The A.A. wasn’t even working, and he had decided it was a place full of losers.

He didn’t seem to care anymore and was also becoming ever more paranoid. He could easily take control over sobriety if he wanted to, and the children were young and would just have to come to terms with being orphaned.