Sad Chucky

In the original 1998 film, Chucky is a malicious serial killer who, when bleeding out from a gunshot wound, transfers his soul into a nearby ‘Good Guy’ doll and attempts to transfer it back into a human body throughout the films. Chucky is one of horror’s most notorious icons, having been referenced in several works outside of the franchise. Discussing Chucky’s design, his creator Don Mancini said, “In my original script, he was originally called Buddy, and we couldn’t use it because of the ‘My Buddy’ doll. The director went out and got a ‘My Buddy’ doll, a Raggedy Ann, a Raggedy Andy and one of those life-size baby infants.” “What I told [designer] Kevin Yagher was, I wanted something similar to a My Buddy doll,” Mancini added, “I described ‘Buddy’ in my original script, now ‘Chucky’, as wearing red-buttoned overalls, red sneakers, striped sweater, with red hair, blue eyes, and freckles. Kevin went off and sketched many designs of Chucky, until the final was picked. Yagher then built the first doll from those sketches and my details”. Fascinatingly, Chucky also is a homage to a real-life story concerning an equally creepy doll from 1906. The doll is named Robert, and he had been gifted to a young boy from Key West, Florida, by the name of Robert Eugene Otto.

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In the original 1998 film, Chucky is a malicious serial killer who, when bleeding out from a gunshot wound, transfers his soul into a nearby ‘Good...

NYPD fear a serial bank robber is on the loose in Manhattan. There have been three hold ups — all during the midday — over the past week, according to police. The most recent robbery attempt came Monday afternoon at 1:06 p.m. at the Citibank at 162 Amsterdam Avenue, but the suspect fled before making off with any money. <hr /> <blockquote> Want more Upper East Side news? <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/subscribe">Sign up for Patch's free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts.</a><a href="https://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/subscribe"></a></blockquote> <hr /> He was much more successful in his first two attempts. The first occurred on June 20 at approximately 4:41 p.m. at the HSBC Bank located at 1340 3rd Avenue. The suspect made off with $2,615 in cash from the location. The second robbery occurred June 23 at approximately 4:08 p.m., when the individual entered the Valley National Bank located at 1569 3rd Avenue and removed $1,430 in cash. The police describe the suspect as a white male, 25 to 30 years old and about 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Photo Credit: NYPD

NYPD fear a serial bank robber is on the loose in Manhattan.

There have been three hold ups — all during the midday — over the past week, according to police. The most recent robbery attempt came Monday afternoon at 1:06 p.m. at the Citibank at 162 Amsterdam Avenue, but the suspect fled before making off with any money.

<hr /> <blockquote> Want more Upper East Side news? <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/subscribe">Sign up for Patch’s free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts.</a><a href="https://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/subscribe"></a></blockquote> <hr /> He was much more successful in his first two attempts. The first occurred on June 20 at approximately 4:41 p.m. at the HSBC Bank located at 1340 3rd Avenue. The suspect made off with $2,615 in cash from the location.

The second robbery occurred June 23 at approximately 4:08 p.m., when the individual entered the Valley National Bank located at 1569 3rd Avenue and removed $1,430 in cash. The police describe the suspect as a white male, 25 to 30 years old and about 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Photo Credit: NYPD

Upper East Side

The police are looking for a man who is accused of robbing three banks on the UES and UWS.