Waingro being a serial killer

I just watched this movie for the first time this morning and thought the same thing. No reason for his character to kill the prostitute other than for the writers to have a vehicle for Al Pachino to have the heartfelt scene consoling the surviving mother

I feel like that thread got cut down due to run time.

Yeah it seemes weird , id totaslly forgotten that sub plot until recent rewatch.

It would have been far better if that scene with him killing the prostitute , and the scene with Pacino examing the body all came up before the gang took Waingro on as a hired hand..

then we'd be all like "ooh these guys dont know they've subcontracted a total psycho"


..but it would make for a slower build up/intro i guess

Waingro reminded me of Buffalo Bill.. then i realised Buffalo Bill was Vincents right man Bosko.. and that the Tooth Fairy was in it too.. and that Mann had directed that 1st Hannibal film

Waingro was a cowboy looking for anything heavy. He is introduced in act 1 & act 2 and subsequently killed in act 3.
He was a career criminal, serial rapist and murdered and a complete sociopath. The film works great as it is.

Without his role, nothing would happen in the film.