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CSI creator Anthony Zuiker called on the Suicide Girls (site contains nudity) to do a photoshoot for the release of his new cross-platform Digi-Novel, Level 26: Dark Origins.

Fans of CSI: New York will recognize the Suicide Girls from their appearance in the season three episode "Oedipus Hex". "They all played themselves and it was one of our highest rated episodes (18-45) ever in the history of the show," Zuiker explained in a blog post on Level26.com. "Not to mention, they had a great time and it was one of the first times the brand was exposed commercially. Great fun!"

Zuiker is friends with co-founders Missy and Sean Suicide. Missy took the photo used on the cover of Dark Origins. "We shot that about a year ago in my hotel room," Zuiker shared. "Out of 11,000 plus pictures, this one image has withstood the test of time. It is the single photograph that encapsulates the embodiment of the villain. In the shot, Sqweegel has his back turned to the camera and is unzipping his murder suit. Slowly and stealthily."

The Suicide Girls' photoshoot for the Level 26 launch included one of the girls, Chloe, wearing Sqweegel's murder suit and another girl, Coley, playing the victim. In order to make the selection for who would wear the murder suit, a group of Suicide Girls tried the suit on to see if it would fit. "I have to say I was pretty nervous about the women trying on the suit because it cost $3000," Zuiker admitted. "It was custom made for Daniel Browning Smith for the Dark Origins shoot. As luck would have it, Chloe was the first one to try the suit on. She took her clothes off very quickly and wriggled into the suit with ease. Chloe has a generous bust, so I was worried that she might not be able to pull it off. She ended up doing quite well. She emerged from the bathroom, mask and all, and sauntered into the room. She even did a couple of 'hissing' noises that scared a few of the women half to death. Chloe was the one to beat."

Not all of the girls could wear the suit. "Woman after woman tried on the suit made for a 135 lb. man standing at 5'8. Since it was custom made out of latex, the suit was unforgiving," Zuiker explained. "Some women couldn't even get it on. Others had 'latex-rippled butt' as we called it." In the end, Chloe was the clear choice. Zuiker asked Missy to do the photography. "She is very gifted and is a close friend," he said.

Zuiker's wife Jenn was the art director for the photoshoot. The pair arrived at the hotel and met with Chloe and Coley. Coley wore a negligee for her "choking death scene", and Chloe had to have her breasts wrapped to fit into the Sqweegel murder suit. "Albeit busty, Chloe looked pretty scary and sexy in it," Zuiker said. "Coley looked hot in her skimpy negligee. Sawa Suicide assisted in the shooting because Missy Suicide is eight months pregnant, going on nine months. The second she showed up to shoot I realized I probably shouldn't have asked her to do the multi-set because she's just way too far along. Plus, Missy was a bit sick. But she stuck it out and shot for three hours. Missy Suicide is a Goddess and one tough and talented woman."

Within several hours, the group shot photos of Chloe as Sqweegel, including a "kill scene" in a bathtub, as well as some nude images. "In a few weeks, the multi-set will be available to you on suicidegirls.com on September 8th," Zuiker said. "We will release a handful of pics (with clothes) on our site, but if you want to see the entire story unfold to the nudes, you will have to join the site. It's $4 a month and the best money you can spend. Our hope is that you will support suicidegirls.com and in return that community will support us. What a killer cross-promotion!"

The original blog posts about the Suicide Girls shoot can be found here and here on Level26.com.

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