Alexander Cambias, Sr.

Infobox soap character
series = All My Children



name = Alexander Cambias, Sr.
caption1 =Ronald Guttman as Alexander Cambias, Sr.
alias = The Satin Slayer
first= July 23 2003
last= April 27 2007
gender = Male
born = August 1 1942
occupation = Founder and former Owner & Chairman & CEO of Cambias Industries
title = King to the Cambias fortune
spouse = Amelia Cambias
(dissolved)
children = Zachary "Zach" Slater
(son, with Amelia)
Michael Cambias
(son, with Amelia)
grandchildren = Ethan Cambias
(grandson, via Zach, deceased)
Miranda Montgomery
(granddaughter, via Michael)
Ian Slater
(grandson, via Zach)
residence = Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
portrayer = Ronald Guttman
creator = Megan McTavish
color = #C80815

Alexander Cambias, Sr. is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama "All My Children", as portrayed by Ronald Guttman, from July 23 2003 until August 2003. He returned on February 23 2007.

The character faked his death (on August 29 2003), but later turned out to be alive upon his return to Pine Valley and also the "Satin Slayer", an extremely clever serial killer murdering the women of Fusion Cosmetics.

The storyline proved to be one of the most controversial in daytime, for the death of character Dixie Cooney Martin, a former longtime heroine of the series.cite news| first=Nelson| last=Branco | title=The plot to save ‘All My Children’: New headwriters Barbara Esensten and James Harmon Brown dish on recasting Babe, Dixie’s death, and creating a diverse canvas|publisher="TV Guide"|accessdate=2007-11-06|url=http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/The+plot+to+save+All+My+Children/TV_Guide/Soaps/Features/Articles/070823_all_my_children_NB.htm?isfa=1]

Satin Slayer, the Fusion serial killer storyline

The women of Fusion were being murdered by a serial killer. [cite web | author= | title=COURAGEOUS OR RECKLESS?
work=About.com, Karen Watkins, 2005-2-23 | url=http://allmychildren.about.com/od/dailyrecaps/a/bl20070202r.htm
accessdate=2007-05-23] It starts in December 2006 and has connection to Zach Slater and his late mother, Amelia. During February Sweeps 2007, it is revealed that the Satin Slayer is indeed Alexander Cambias, Sr., Zach Slater's father, who was thought to be dead, but is very much alive. The poison that was used to murder/attack the victims is a drug which causes Ventricular tachycardia, also known as V-tach.

The victims of the Satin Slayer:
# Simone Torres (murdered; December 4 2006)
# Erin Lavery (murdered; December 12 2006)
# Danielle Frye (attempted murder; January 11 2007; suffered a heart attack and slipped into a coma, from which she later awakened. She is currently recuperating in Hawaii.)
# Dixie Cooney Martin (died January 30 2007 after eating poisoned peanut butter/banana pancakes meant for Babe Carey Chandler)
# Max (Babe's bodyguard was murdered by the Satin Slayer in an attempt to kill Babe)
# Babe Carey Chandler (supposedly died February 12 2007; however, on February 16 2007, it was revealed that Babe is alive. She woke up in a hospital bed. Characters Zach, Josh, Kendall, Jack, Jeff and Joe kept Babe in hiding to protect her from the Satin Slayer. Babe was poisoned with V-tach and suffered a heart attack)
# Zarf/Zoe (assault; February 19 2007. The Satin Slayer brutally beat Zoe, and nearly killed her, he then spat on her after the assault)
# Raymond Jenkins (murdered as a goodbye gift in the same fashion as Amelia Cambias; found dead on February 26 2007; was dead for 24 hours)
# Amelia Cambias look-alike (murdered; on February 26 2007 by being shot to death)
# Kendall Hart Slater (attempted murder/kidnapping; March, 2007; kidnapped Kendall and tried to kill her)
# Zach Slater (attempted murder; March, 2007; attacked him and tried to kill him)

Alexander was put on trial, and was sentenced to a mental institution, but it was unsure whether he was really insane or faking it. He would later be shot and paralyzed by an unknown assailant.

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