Scioly Assassination 89: The Promise of Dying

[mnstrviola]

Hmm well they won the Nobel Prize for discovering the C60 molecule, or "buckyball".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene

[liutony66]

Good. Now that we have five officers we can begin the gruesome murders. My first victim will be killed as an act of jealously. You see, sixteen years ago he stole the nobel prize for chemistry from me. I felt that my periodic table displaying ways to kill people with each of the elements was a much greater achievement than what he did. Unfortunately, the nobel committee did not feel the same way. They said that my project was "not in good taste." Bah. What do they know about taste? I don't care if my victim is nearing seventy five years old, he will not live to see another day!

This clue is hilarious.
Elements 16 and 75 are sulfur and rhenium.
The winners of the 1996 nobel prize were Robert Curl, Harold Kroto, and Richard Smalley.

Of those people Harold Kroto is approaching 75 (he is 73). He is also commonly known as Harry, and thus his nickname plus last initial would be harryk. Protect as you will.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see mnstr's post.

[Cedavis6]

I protect harryk because that makes sense.

[Assassinator]

Cedavis6 has saved the life of harryk. How I was foiled in my plan, I have no idea. I managed to get through neon on my periodic table and Kroto somehow managed to survive all ten attempts before realizing something was up. What incredible luck he has! I will have my revenge on him someday, but for now I turn my attention somewhere else. I am beginning a voyage across the Deep Blue sea to find my next victim, who works with Komodos in Indonesia. I am planning on causing his death with my Hydra, unless he manages to Houdini his way out of this murder.

My pet is hungry. We will be there in three days, and by then I will have run out of IAMS for Sea Monsters™

[Cedavis6]

Komodo is an island in Indonesia also, and many komodo dragons live there. They are also called komodo monitors. This reminds me of Jessie, but I can't connect that to a user.
I protect Harryk because his avatar is a monitor, and houdini his way out points to Harry Houdini.

[SilverNight]

I am beginning a voyage across the Deep Blue Sea to find my next victim, who works with komodos in Indonesia. I am planning on causing his death with my hydra, unless he manages to Houdini his way out of this murder.

My pet is hungry. We will be there in three days, and by then I will have run out of IAMS for Sea Monsters™

Here's what I found out so far:

Deep Blue Sea (a movie)

• Stars: Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson
• Directed by Renny Harlin
• Released on July 28, 1999

People working with Komodos in Indonesia

• Walter Auffenberg
• Eric Wikramanayake
• Less likely but possibly referring to: Stephen Fry or Mark Carwardine

IAMS: Brand name for dog food and cat food manufactured by Procter & Gamble

[liutony66]

How about paleonaps? There seems to be many references to "reptilian" topics, and paleonaps is classically targeted early.

[Cedavis6]

And I thought I was thinking hard about this!
(That's a compliment.)

[SilverNight]

And I thought I was thinking hard about this!
(That's a compliment.)

Haha thanks
But I don't really know where to go from here. There are too many keywords in the clue to put together and it's not pointing to anyone yet.

[twototwenty]

One thing I've found is a possible Marvel comics connection:
HYDRA is an evil group in the storyline
Komodo is one of the characters
One event, involvng Komodo, occurred at an (fictional) island in SE Asia, near to Indonesia.

Just an idea.