, ▁Jr . ▁is ▁later ▁seem ingly ▁killed ▁on ▁the ▁episode ▁that ▁first ▁a ired ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁original ▁finale ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁however , ▁Victor , ▁Jr . ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁alive ▁and ▁being ▁held ▁capt ive ▁by ▁All ison ▁Per kins ▁( Bar bara ▁G arr ick ). ▁ ▁A ▁seed ▁of ▁doubt ▁During ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁TV ▁Guide ▁Canada ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁" D or ian ▁Lord " ▁actress ▁Robin ▁Str asser , ▁offered ▁a ▁bel ated ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁recent ▁revers al ▁about ▁Victor ' s ▁murder er : ▁ ▁The ▁notion ▁that ▁Dor ian ▁is ▁Victor ' s ▁true ▁murder er ▁is ▁bol ster ed ▁in ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁episode ▁of ▁One ▁Life ▁to ▁Live . ▁When ▁David ▁V ick ers ▁Buch an an ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁( al beit ▁for ged ) ▁entry ▁from ▁I rene ▁Mann ing ' s ▁di ary ▁cleared ▁Dor ian ▁of ▁a ▁murder ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁commit , ▁Dor ian ▁comments ▁to ▁herself , ▁"... ▁or ▁so ▁V iki ▁cho oses ▁to ▁believe ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁From ▁the ▁out set , ▁the ▁original ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Victor ▁Lord ▁by ▁actor ▁Ernest ▁Gra ves ▁was ▁received ▁as ▁r uth less ▁and ▁over b ear ing , ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁powerful ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁fict ional