An attorney at one of the city's most prestigious law firms - who had a secret passion for S&M - was shot to death by a rival for the affections of a brilliant Ivy League stunner who moonlights as a dominatrix, police sources said yesterday.
After fatally shooting Anthony Ottaviano, musclebound madman David Krieg kidnapped the white-shoe lawyer's girlfriend, a Long Island native who goes by the name Jade Vixen in fetish circles.
Krieg, 42, who was obsessed with Maa, held cops at bay for nine hours before shooting himself in the head with the same gun he used to kill Ottaviano.
"It's a terrible tragedy," said Jack Baughman, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where Ottaviano worked.
"He was a really nice guy. He was a hard worker. He was conscientious. He was careful."
Ottaviano and Maa partied together at kinky New York City fetish parties... His secret leather-loving lifestyle - seen on photos posted on fetish Web sites - turned out to be his downfall....
David Krieg killed Anthony Ottaviano (left) and kidnapped Jade Venus (right).
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I didn't really know Anthony but he was one of those people that I always said hello to. He always seemed very nice. Jade Vixon I didn't know but I remember her from the party. She was stunning.
I usually saw him at a lot of the 'public' parties, Byte,etc. going back to Gomorrah when it was on Ave. A. I seem to remember he was a 'basic black' dresser though, nothing overtly BDSM. I do have sympathy for Jade, its very difficult to be in the trade and manage clients who get borderline with their behavior and still be able to exercise responsibility in the end. But let's face it, this kind of thing goes on way more with straight people and the Post has an archive full of those scandals.
Our condolences, of course. Didnt know Jade but I have seen Anthony around since the late Click 1.0 days. He was a very well-mannered, enthusiastic participant in the Click 2.0/Gomorrah/SMack strain of nightlife, and he will be missed.