And all that remain is the arms of the angels
When you've receded into loam
And they're picking at your bones
We'll come home.
Quiet now, will we gather to conjure the rain down?
- The Decemberists, "Calamity Song"
Local man lives up to middle name, assaulting one brother and fatally stabbing the other.
Nicholas Luciferius D'Angelo (40), a seemingly wholesome resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, recently stabbed his younger brother Gabriel (35) to death over an unspecified romantic dispute. Soon after, it was discovered Mr. D'Angelo has also been taking advantage of his youngest brother Michael (23) for the past eleven years. Mr. D'Angelo currently awaits his official sentence, but it's theorized to be either life imprisonment or capital punishment for murder in the first degree, statutory rape, and sibling incest.
Witnesses claim Mr. D'Angelo visited Gabriel D'Angelo to apologize for previously striking him in an argument at a Christmas party. Mr. Nicholas D'Angelo brought along both of his other brothers as well as his adoptive father, Uriel D'Angelo. Uriel D'Angelo (52) and son Raphael (29) state that the situation was normal, until Nicholas D'Angelo pulled a pistol from his jacket and threatened them to leave at gunpoint. They fled in the car they came in, and called the police upon leaving the property.
A fifth witness who wishes to be known only as "S" informs us that at that point, Nicholas D'Angelo forced Michael D'Angelo to take the gun and train it on "S." "S" incapacitated Michael D'Angelo and disabled the gun, but not before Nicholas D'Angelo drew a knife and mortally wounded Gabriel D'Angelo with a severe puncture wound to the chest. Gabriel D'Angelo died almost immediately.
"S" disarmed Nicholas D'Angelo and used his apparent self-defense skills to disable Mr. D'Angelo before calling the police.
The entire event is a tragedy, and we offer our condolences to the remaining members of the D'Angelo family and any friends of Gabriel D'Angelo.
Sam rubbed a palm over his mouth, and turned from the front page to the obituaries. He read out loud, to Dean and Castiel, voice cold and steady.
"D'ANGELO, Gabriel (Callidus) 1978 ~ 2013
Gabriel Callidus D'Angelo passed away over the weekend after being brutally attacked by his eldest brother in his own home. He was the second oldest of Uriel D'Angelo's four sons, one of three adopted by Mr. D'Angelo after the tragic death of their birth parents Charles and Rebecca Rozen. Gabriel graduated from St. Olaf's in Minnesota with a degree in music theory and composition, and returned to Sioux Falls to work from his home as a composer. He never married or had children, but had many friends and loved ones who will miss him dearly.
He was an avid musician, playing over five different instruments, and an amateur chef. He had a passion for angels and chocolate.
Uriel, Raphael and Michael D'Angelo would like to express the deepest gratitude for the many kind words in the face of this terrible tragedy, and will be informing friends and other relatives of the date of the funeral."
Sam slammed the newspaper shut and dropped it on the gaudy faux-marble top of the kitchen table. He buried his face in his hands. Dean cleared his throat and laid a hand on his shoulder, awkward but wanting to comfort his little brother. Castiel stood beside him, eyes downturned and expression solemn.
"Sorry, Sammy." Dean squeezed his shoulder. "'M real sorry..."
Sam pulled him into a crushing hug.
"Me too."