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"Painkiller"

Boston, MA-There have been some rumors about Ed Bergeson a.k.a. ‘Painkiller may have disapeared or not. For those of you who don’t know, ‘Painkiller is a hero, not a villain. He “kills” pain! Anyway, some say they may have seen the gentically mutated 72-year old man disapear from sight near the Boston Shipyard in East Boston. They thought they saw the old, washed-up superhero fall into the water…...Police have been investigating this case for almost a week, now, and there are no reports confirming that his body has been found. However, his long time ex-girlfriend has been lurking and loitering around that shipyard for the past few days, so police are getting suspicious. Also, the police thought they had found his cape and his rusted old vintage ‘56 Crown Victoria floating and bobbing in the water. everybody knows he’s had that car for years! Ironically, in the past, he’s been reported having heart problems that may have stopped and finished his superhero career. No one knows!
-Ron A. Wright, Boston Globe

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