Culpepper

* See also Players_FORCE_FED_-_Ryan_The_Villain
* See also Jasmine Jolene
* See also Sander Cohen
* See also Sullivan
Anna Culpepper : A music performer (artist) and City Council Member in Rapture who eventually, in the game's story, wrote songs critical of Andrew Ryan and Sander Cohen. She was found 'Dead in her Bath'Alludes somehow to Marat ? in her Apartment in BS1. The writers use her story to gin up another Vague 'evil Ryan' subplot.
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Date of Culpepper's Death (Her Date with Death)? - WAS IT Before or after the Kashmir Incident ?  :
Likely AFTER Kashmir, when things started getting strange/destabilized in Rapture.   Strangely, what the game writers imply is : Culpepper was killed for 'bad mouthing' Cohen with Sullivan doing it supposedly at Ryan's orders ( She is one of Sander Cohen's hated 'Critics' ). That is still not really enough reason for Ryan to do that. A rather weak excuse IF it was BEFORE the 'civil war' (and the mass death) started. All you had to do was to wait for the later 'crazy' Cohen to see her as material for a "Plasterpiece", or another Fatal Musical Performance.  Ryan had far more serious problems at that point than some 'insults'.
There may have been a more logical reason for Ryan's involvement : like Culpepper siding with Atlas - perhaps 'tipping-off' Atlas with things she learned in her 'Council' position. 
Seriously, We saw that Ryan really did not get alot of loyalty for Rapture's Philosophy. SO many characters turned Surrender Monkeys/traitors all around him. Those especially having NO thought of the consequences of someone like Atlas running Rapture ( particularly with all destruction and murder Atlas had caused already ).   More than a few of these traitors may have been deranged with ADAM use ?
There also could have been more personal involvement with the Jasmine Jolene/Jack situation than was ever elaborated upon.
The writers also 'missed the boat' (or Sub) in NOT having Cohen himself do the deed - in some artistically appropriate manner - smothering her with a stuffed bunny, or choking her with a plaster carrot ( and Carrots left floating in her bathtub ). Hmmmm : Ryan's_Stableboy  ...   Something artistically creative - composed with an exploding horse, dung, plaster, and confetti perhaps - and all set to music. SO much 'crazy' opportunity was wasted.
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Audio Diary Vagueness ...
Sullivan : "I just got the word to put the bump on Anna Culpepper. This isn't some gangster or hard-nosed political operative. We're talkin' about a dizzy twist what wrote a song or two that got under Ryan's wig !"
Translate : Ryan sayin "Lean on the Stupid bitch so Cohen will stop bothering me."
Vague Euphemism "put the bump" is mild compared to "Exterminate That Terrorist Atlas" ( DO people really talk in vague euphemisms when talking/recording to themselves ? Not : "The Boss finally had me strangle that Atlas-loving bitch Culpepper in her own bathtub. I then drank the traitor's best liquor before leaving." ? ) 
Of course Ryan may have finally got the evidence that Culpepper had convinced Jolene to sell his 'kid' (embyro Jack) to Fontaine years before.
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Musical Parasites :
Perhaps Sander Cohen's feud with Culpepper finally reached its murderous conclusion because of Culpepper indirectly employing Cohen's Scherzo No. 7 (Cohen's Masterpiece) in a TV commercial for a Suppository product ( part of it even played by a Banjo ). Stanza's of 'Rise Rapture Rise' used for a pre-made "bread dough" product ??? Some strange rabbit related farce ? It might not take much to push him over the edge, once he was abusing ADAM along with Alcohol - as much as he is said/shown In-Game to have been. 
( We never got details about Copyrights existing in Rapture and whatever legal system would be needed to maintain them, and limits upon reuse ).
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