A woman with the ambition to become an actress, she took pride in her many beauty contest victories, known as being in possession of not only a stylish body, but also blonde hair and a beautiful face. However, all of her female friends spoke of this beauty being possessed of a wild personality which always caused her never-ending problems with the opposite sex.
Working in hostess clubs which catered exclusively to military men, her many associates caused extreme difficulty in narrowing down the number of suspects in her murder. Also, news of the murder was spread far and wide in gossip magazines, in articles like the one quoted below:
"It has been confirmed that Vivian was involved in a secret organization.
One of the many facets of this organization was a prostitution ring that catered to the rich and powerful. Within this ring, Vivian was known as "Cherry", and her goal was to become involved with a Hollywood star. She took her chance with a film star, but as a result she ended up pregnant, choosing to undergo an abortion.
The reason why this, and the other activities of this organization, were kept out of the public eye was due to the fact that many people in the upper stratum of the police department as well as the Justice Department were heavily connected with the organization and issued an order for all investigation into these allegations to be stopped."
Though there were some facts that were fabricated, is it possible that she could be involved in this kind of lifestyle, given her high-class apartment, her expensive clothes, and shameless demeanor? The gossip magazine's stipulation that "the murderer was performing a rite at the scene of the crime-painting her lips and vagina in black was to signify the uncleanliness of the victim. The positioning of the victim into an imitation of the Virgin Mary embracing her child and the painting of the black tear down her cheek was to show the depth of the repentance the victim would have to incur to repay the foolish deed of aborting her own child" became a popular theory amongst mystery enthusiasts.
Coincidentally, "La Triviata" means "The Fallen Woman", and is a famous opera in which the main character is a prostitute. At the time the body was discovered, the scene replaying over and over again on the record was the third act, in which Violetta is pleading to God, saying, "I don't want to die".
