Jack Tupper was the victim! He was a good man and came from a good family!!! He was friends with David Silbergeld and the cocaine gang. David used to provide the crew with military weapons he smuggled from the Army base. (grenades, guns) In the 1970's I remember a man opening a gun case on a motel room bed. Black gun with silencer and the case was velvety red / burgandy. This was during the time when we lived in Sarasota and mom was hanging out with Jazz musicians galore. The jazz musicians were rehearsing or doing some sort of gig at the hotel south of Sarasota, FL. David wore camo fatigues quite often. Buddy also wore Army clothes, mainly green drab Army style pants. I It is said that Tupper might have had a connection to the IRA!!! He certainly had a connection to Silbergeld, hash smugglers, Donald Brown and crew and possibly LCN on the outskirts.