The mob boss who is gunned down in the Presidential Suite of the Overlook Hotel in 1966. Gienelli’s bodyguards are murdered as well, and Danny can see their blood and brain matter splattered on the walls whenever he goes into the Presidential Suite. The murder of Vittorio Gienelli is a prime example of the Overlook Hotel’s more “unsavory” past.
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Vittorio Gienelli Character Timeline in The Shining
The timeline below shows where the character Vittorio Gienelli appears in The Shining. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 18: The Scrapbook
In 1966, two bodyguards of mobster Vittorio Gienelli were shot dead in the Presidential Suite of the Overlook Hotel. Gienelli himself was found...
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Chapter 20: Talking to Mr. Ullman
...do his job as caretaker, but Jack cuts him off. Ullman didn’t tell him about Gienelli and the woman who bought the hotel after his murder. Ullman tries to speak, but...
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Chapter 29: Kitchen Talk
...in the Presidential Suite, and Jack can’t believe his ears. He tells Wendy about Vito Gienelli and says that Danny perfectly described the picture of the crime scene in the newspaper...
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