A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison, he earned his doctorate from Tomsk State University, Russia. After his education, Dr. Butora returned to the States and started teaching entomology at Iowa State University, but quickly assumed head of research at West Virginia University's Insect Husbandry labs. His work in West Virginia earned him both recognition and admonishment from the scientific community.

Ultimately hampered with legal injunctions, in the summer 1987 Dr. Butorac took on his now infamous nom de guerre of The Crimson Spider and turned his attentions to crime. His career as a "mad scientist" enjoyed a brief success, culminating with his rule of Mozambique for almost all of 1990.

After the route from Mozambique he became fixated on world domination through mechanical might. His efforts were plagued by labor problems, supply shortages and constant hounding by the authorities. His dreams of conquest were undone last Saturday when he was run over by a parking enforcement vehicle.

Although wanted in over twenty countries, he is also know for several scientific achievements; including the introduction of several new strains of spiders (including the Volare Bile Tarantula and the Yellow Sleeping Spider) and ground-breaking work on Anthropomorphic Propulsion Systems. Many East Coast residents will remember the unveiling of his great vehicle last July in Washington D.C.

It was said by those that knew him that he was a polite but firm tyrant -- and though he always insisted that he get his way, he would always take the time to make sure that whoever he was dealing with felt comfortable and at home, even when being fitted into a death trap. He preferred fine coffee, making hand-made furniture, and traditional nuclear powered underground lairs. It was also said that he had a distain for the color black, often going out of his way to order brightly colored jumpsuits and smallarms for his forces.

He was cremated in private services held under the direction of the Auctorita Pro Iustus society. In attendance were his family and a few close friends and comrades; of note Dr. Sanguineous, Lady D.A. Sessquileniax and Zarkot the Terrible.