Eddie Caputo

**Edward "Eddie" Caputo** (died November 10, 1988) was the former partner-in-crime of Charles Lee Ray, the Lakeshore Strangler. After he betrayed Ray, which lead to his death, he managed to place his soul into a Good Guy doll, targeting Caputo after and killing him a house explosion in an act of revenge.

## Biography

### Meeting Charles Lee Ray (1972)

At some point, a young Eddie Caputo ended up as an orphan and was placed into the Burlington Home for Wayward Boys and, by 1972, he became close friends with another orphan named Charles Lee Ray, who would frequently teach Caputo bad language and get him into mischief. One morning, as Ray read a story to Caputo and a group of other young boys before being approached by their house mother, who Eddie swore at. After being subsequently scolded, Ray slipped off from the group before reapproaching them later, offering to play Peter Pan. When the group ventured into the woods, they discovered the rotting corpse of their janitor, who Ray had murdered. While the other boys ran off in fear, Eddie stood by his friend and curiously poked the corpse with a stick.

Later that night, as the police raided the orphanage and questioned the house mother about the janitor's murder, Eddie stayed asleep in his bed until he was awoken by Charles. In line with their friendship, Eddie promised Ray that he would not speak a word of what he had done, pleasing Ray and prompting him to leave Eddie with a gift before packing his bags and escaping potential capture at the orphanage. Upon opening his gift, he saw that it was the severed hand of the janitor, nicknamed Captain Hook by Ray. After placing his present under his bed, Eddie was once again scolded by the house mother for staying up so late and went back to sleep. Following his secrecy, Eddie would follow Ray into his later years as The Lakeshore Strangler, becoming his accomplice in his crimes and moving to Chicago, Illinois.

### Death of Charles Lee Ray (1988)

#### Failed Getaway

"*Oh shit...*"
—Eddie before leaving Charles behind.[src]

After several of his serial killings became noticed by the Chicago Police Department, Charles became a prime target. On the night of November 9, 1988, after dropping him off to visit his captive crush, Sarah Pierce, a visit, Eddie stayed by in his getaway van as a precaution. Eventually, CPD detective, Mike Norris, managed to track down the killer through a tip from Tiffany Valentine and chased him down the snowy streets of Chicago in a shootout. Initially, Eddie saw Ray limping toward the van and he waited for him, only to notice several other police cars turn the corner and head directly for him. Panicking, he started up the van and sped off, leaving Charles at the hands of Norris. This decision would lead to Charles' death in Playland Toys and him transferring his soul into a Good Guy doll. After the explosive events, Eddie would take shelter in his and Charles' old hideout located in Cabrini Green.

#### Death

After convincing his young new owner, Andy Barclay, to bring to his old safehouse, Charles, now officially Chucky, snuck off from the young boy and silently entered the abandoned building, where Eddie was deeply asleep. Intending to seek revenge on Eddie for leaving him to die, Chucky removed the gas line from the nearby stove, alerting Eddie to a potential intruder being present in the house and causing him to grab his gun and begin searching. Growing frustrated, Eddie began kicking down doors of the house and shooting into dark corners before pointing his gun at another noise, feeling relieved upon seeing the young Andy only passing by the house, looking for his doll. He eventually made his way to the door of the kitchen, listening in for any movement, before kicking the door down and firing his gun, resulting in the entire house being engulfed in an explosion, brutally killing Eddie.

## Personality

In both his youth and his later years, Caputo was known to be easily manipulated and cowardly. Upon meeting Charles Lee Ray, it was never difficult for him to be groomed into becoming just as twisted and psychotic as Ray himself, being curious at the rotting corpse of his victim and keeping the murder a secret from the authorities, all for his new mentor. His cowardice and selfishness was truly shown upon him leaving Ray behind in order to save himself from potential incarceration. It was his paranoia and cowardice that truly got him killed in the house explosion as he fired off his gun without even looking at whatever threat he was facing, all in a desperate attempt to save himself.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Just Let Go
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Child's Play*