sad news for the Frazetta family

[Scary Terry]

http://m.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091210/NEWS/912109991/-1/NEWSMAP&template=wapart

Really unfortunate news for all involved....

[Illoman]

This is so damn sad. Why would anyone rip off their own father?

Mike

[monsterphile]

Why would anyone rip off their own father?

Greedy and selfish.

I'm shocked for another reason.  I thought Frank Frazetta was dead.  Glad to hear that he's still kicking in Florida.

Rob

[mike c]

Family dynamics and strong feelings run awfully, awfully deep, and can cause all kinds of mayhem among otherwise sane people, especially when there's money in the mix...
Now it's entirely possible that Frank Frazetta's dementia has led to panicky, rash decisions on his son's part; not that it's impossible for a son to steal from a father, but without living their lives and being privy to their family disputes, I can only figure there's likely more to this sad story than meets the eye.
Just sad.

[OldTimey]

That's really messed up.

[ChattyLMS]

That's bad.  How could anybody do that to their own family?  I wouldn't even do anything like that to my evil in-laws.

[drthomasholmes]

 I was shocked too, but at the names involved.

[Scary Terry]

Someone I know who knows the Frazettas well (and who I think is a UMA member?) says Frank Jr. will be vindicated in this.  Perhaps we're not getting the whole story here. 

[Gasport]

OH MY GOD...AND Kevin Clement [founder of the Chiller Theatre expo] was involved?? I find this hard to believe. Kevin WORSHIPS Frank Sr....Something really stinks here.

[marsattacks666]

What an idiot, how can anyone steal from their own family. D**K!!!!!!

[gracebuster]

I think this is a "more then meets the eye" situation. I know Kevin for years, as do many of you, and his involvment tips me to the fact that we are not getting the "rest of the story!"

Kevin is, by no means, a thief.

I think we should watch and see how it all plays out.

[mike c]

What an idiot, how can anyone steal from their own family. D**K!!!!!!

Frank Jr. is no idiot, rest assured; again, we can't know everything, and there is a lot more to this than a quick article is going to tell us. People whose opinions I respect have their doubts that all is as it seems in this sad story, and I think we ought to hold judgment until more information becomes available.

[MDG]

Here's the local (for the museum) news story--no new facts, but interesting pictures.

http://www.wnep.com/wnep-mon-frazetta-charged-theft-artwork,0,7147294.story

[Tom Smith Monsternut]

I have been to the museum and that place is like Fort Knox ! You can not even get within 6 " of any of the paintings without an alarm going off. So what was Frank Jr thinking ? He must have known that. But he used a backhoe to break the front doors to get in ? Weird  and pretty stupid. So he breaks in to Fort Knox to steal artwork to protect his father and stop other family members selling the art then plans on putting this art is a storage place ? What was he thinking ? And if he convinced Kevin to tag along shame on him too.
This whole thing smells funny to me. Is is also very sad when money breaks apart a family.

Whatever gets said or done from here on in , the future of this family is forever tarnished by his rash actions.
This is going to be one nasty trial and is going to cost them all tons of $ and heart ache.

I'm glad I saw the museum and art while Ellie was still alive. She was a sweet nice lady and made it an real joy to see the art the day I was there.

Who knows if anyone will ever have that chance again.

My best thoughts are with Frank and his family now in these hard times.


Tom

[monsterphile]

The article mentioned a Kevin Clement as one of the people helping him.  Is the same one who runs Chiller?