He also had introduced Winchell to the impersonator at The Connection. In the months before his murder, rumors spread on the post about Winchell visiting the club, which caters to both gay and straight patrons. The Connection was declared off limits to Fort Campbell personnel less than two weeks after Fisher's sentencing. The Connection's general manager, Todd Roman, wrote a letter to the board insisting his property was safe. Until recently, Roman said he counted more than 100 Fort Campbell soldiers among the regular Saturday crowd of about 1,500.
Customers come to dance, drink and watch the impersonation shows.
The remaining ones who come are very fearful and they're very angry. Monica Whitaker covers diversity issues for The Tennessean. Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press.