The Kentucky de Hermans are steadfast in their determination in stopping the wedding because they do not want any relative of theirs to marry into a family with whom they have been feuding with for over 100 years. The Kentucky de Hermans arrived at the
Lodge on Thursday afternoon and immediately made plans to disrupt the wedding, hoping to convince Victoria that Cameron Sandoval is not the man for her.

Both clans arrived during the afternoon of Thursday, October 30, 2003. As soon as they arrived, the fur started to fly. What began as a shouting matched soon turned into a melee involving pushing, shoving and the shouting of belligerent threats.

Little noticed during all this commotion was the presence of Mr. Will Tellallit, a free-lance reporter who was under assignment with K-BUNK television station. Mr. Tellallit also worked for the Mountain Monthly covering local events that might have reader interest.

His forte in the news business was uncovering the sordid details of scandals, rumors, and the nefarious secrets in the lives of prominent individuals.  He had been working on a story about the big wedding and the unplanned arrival of the Kentucky de Herman and Sandoval clans.

Seeing the opportunity to make a grandstand play in front of the entire assembled wedding party and clans, Mr. Will Tellallit shouted that he had "the goods" on Victoria's and Cameron's families and their so-called long lost relatives and would tell the world about the "secret" at the appropriate time during the wedding ceremony. Will vowed that the wedding would not continue once he revealed his information.

Will Tellallit's startling announcement caused an immediate uproar among all the clan members and forced Will to run back to his room to get away from the fray.

After order was restored by the Lodge security staff, all the clan members retreated to their rooms.

Later that evening, various family members frequented the Lodge bar and the local Cloudcroft watering hole, the Western Bar.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday morning, a shot rang out. This caused the on-duty security guard, Buzz Eoff, to rush out to the back of the Lodge. He searched to grounds and found nothing out of order. Later while making his rounds inside the Lodge, he heard a moaning sound coming out of Will Tellallit's room. Using his passkey. Buzz entered Will's room and found him sprawled on the floor, bleeding and clutching his chest. When Buzz rushed to his side, he uttered his last breath and died.

Buzz immediately notified the front desk and had the night clerk call for an ambulance and the police. About five minutes later Officer Otto Buttkick arrived, cleared the crime scene and secured the room pending further investigation.

A preliminary search of the room revealed a bullet hole in the window facing the Lodge courtyard.

A statement from Officer Buttkick stated that all members of the wedding party and the two clans were to consider themselves as suspects in the murder of Will Tellallit.