News: Violent Sex Crime Rocks the Bay

A woman was attacked and raped over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend here in the Bay.

The woman, who requested her identity not be revealed, was abducted and held prisoner in the old mill on the road leading out of town. She was tortured, raped, and left in her bondage when rescuers discovered her.

The accompanying photograph was submitted anonymously, presumably by the woman's attacker(s). The identity of the assailant(s) is unknown, but the fact that they sent pictures of their crime to the Daily Sinner suggests a level of depravity that borders on the inhumane

If anyone has any clues that might lead to the identification of the attacker(s), please contact the Daily Sinner.

News: The Bay's Oldest Resident Dies

Winston Pistole, owner of the Smoking Hole Gun Club and Sinner's Bay's oldest resident, died of natural causes early this morning. He was 105.

Though Pistole lived his entire life in Sinner's Bay, few people knew him well. To most residents, he was considered odd and eccentric. "The man always carried a gun, day and night. They say he slept with a gun in his bed too. And he had no social skills. You'd say hello to him on those rare occasions when he'd leave that old club of his, and he wouldn't even answer you. All he'd do is act all nervous and mumble something about the ferryman returning," an anonymous source told the Sinner.

The Smoking Hole Gun Club holds a place of distinction in Sinner's Bay's short but tragic history. Pistole had it built in 1945, and for the decade and a half it was the hub of social activity in the Bay. That all changed in December of 1960 when a wanderer named Carlton Hoyte shot and killed three patrons before kidnapping Betty Lou Granger, the hostess. Police were unable to locate the pair for over a week before discovering them hiding in the barn adjacent to the Smoking Hole. Hoyte had tortured and raped Granger repeatedly before hanging himself. Granger was discovered alive but never recovered from the trauma and died shortly thereafter.

The incident forever tarnished the reputation of the Smoking Hole, and Pistole let it fall into disrepair, though he never officially closed it's doors. "That place is full of bad spirits," said another resident who also wished to remain anonymous. "I think it's haunted. The club is creepy...you couldn't pay me to go near that barn."

Pistole had no successors. It is speculated that the Smoking Hole Gun Club and adjacent lands will become property of the state.

News: New Ownership at Daily Sinner

Sinner's Bay renowned and respected news publication, the Daily Sinner, find itself under new ownership this week after declining sales and decreasing subscription renewals threatened to drive the local institution out of business. Tough economic times and a cultural shift away from paper publications to electronic media alternatives caused the Sinner to post heavy losses over the past three quarters. The paper stood on the brink of extinction.

But that has all changed thanks to Dante Haustraun stepping forward and purchasing majority ownership of the newspaper. "The Sinner is too important to this great community for it not to continue on. The people of the Bay depend on the Sinner to keep them informed of the news that affects their lives. I won't allow it to fail," he said.

Haustraun, most recently the Director of the now-dormant Collaborative Local Union of Businesses (C.L.U.B.), brings his many years of business experience and leadership to the flagging Sinner. The previous majority owner, Dita Actor, remains on the board of directors and will continue to work for the paper as its leading journalist.

The Daily Sinner is currently hiring. Please contact Dante Haustraun directly for more information.