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'''Victor Podesta''', brother of [[John Podesta|John]] and [[Emmeline Podesta]], was the author of the short story ''[[The Devil Within]]''. In [[1928]], he witnessed [[Jack Harkness]] getting [[murder]]ed ruthlessly and then reviving, and chose to write a story on the matter.
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|brother          = John Podesta
|sister            = Emmeline Podesta
|first mention    = The Gathering (TV story)
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'''Victor Podesta''' was the brother of [[John Podesta|John]] and [[Emmeline Podesta]]. His family ran a [[grocery store]] about ten miles east of [[Mr Giardano]]'s [[butcher shop]], and they had connections to organised crime and possibly [[The Families]]. In [[1928]], Victor witnessed [[Jack Harkness]] getting [[murder]]ed ruthlessly and then reviving. He wrote a story on the matter, which was published in [[1935]] under the title ''[[The Devil Within]]''. In [[1938]], the Podesta family disappeared entirely. In [[2011]], [[Rex Matheson]] identified him through his stories. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'')
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The Podestas ran a [[grocery store]] about ten miles east of the [[butcher shop]], and they had connections to organised crime and possibly [[The Families]]. The Podesta family disappeared entirely in [[1938]]. Victor apparently moved to [[Buenos Aires]] and changed his name to "John Forester" where he kept writing short stories in a similar prose to ''The Devil Within''. Rex identified him through his stories and the fact that a blood bank had recently been destroyed in the area. Podesta had died at age seventy six of an unknown cause by that point, but the information helped identify where half of [[the Blessing]] was located. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'')
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 3 September 2020

Victor Podesta was the brother of John and Emmeline Podesta. His family ran a grocery store about ten miles east of Mr Giardano's butcher shop, and they had connections to organised crime and possibly The Families. In 1928, Victor witnessed Jack Harkness getting murdered ruthlessly and then reviving. He wrote a story on the matter, which was published in 1935 under the title The Devil Within. In 1938, the Podesta family disappeared entirely. In 2011, Rex Matheson identified him through his stories. (TV: The Gathering)