106. Palm Beach Gazette Newspaper Clip

March 13, 2011

Local Artist Commits Suicide After Debut Meltdown

-Cole Parry

A local art exhibition turned sour last night, resulting in the death of a headlining artist.

Held at Veicht Studios, “Into the Mind of Addiction” was set to be an exhibit of art by local legend Clive Nidel and newcomer Les Palmer, a man who’s paintings have created a lot of buzz throughout the local art community over the past few weeks.

However, the buzz created by the exhibition itself seemed to be too much for the inaugural artist himself.

Halfway through the evening, a wild-eyed Palmer entered the studio and took the stage, purportedly to introduce his work.

Instead, the crowd of over a hundred patrons were confronted by an incoherent, ranting maniac, with Palmer screaming profanities and accusations at seemingly anybody within pointing distance.

Soon after picking up the microphone though, Palmer abruptly stopped speaking and ran out the front door, hopped in a taxi and drove off.

Officer’s were later called to the scene of a fire at a Palm Trails Motel, where Palmer was found in his room with an empty gun in hand. An autopsy is under way, but authorities believe Palmer’s death was a suicide.

Felicia Veicht—owner of Veicht Studios—could not be reached for comment at this time.

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