Desert Noir (9781615952236)
“But the headline on the Scottsdale Journal changed my plans.
“JAY KOBE ARRESTED!” the headline screamed in eighty-point Gothic. The sub-head explained, “KOBE TIED TO BODY IN DESERT.” Body, I wondered? What body?
But as I read, it came back to me.
SCOTTSDALE —On Thursday, the medical examiner’s office announced that a body found in the desert last week was that of Gus Baylor, of Bakersfield, California. The autopsy showed that Baylor had been shot at close range with a .45.
The ...Scottsdale Police Department investigation revealed that Baylor, who was on parole after serving six years for a 1992 murder conviction, met Jay Kobe in the Bakersfield jail, where they briefly shared a cell.
Last week, Kobe—who had earlier been arrested for the murder of Clarice Hyath Kobe, his socialite wife—was released from jail for lack of evidence. With this new finding, however, police theorize that Kobe contracted with Baylor to kill his wife, then murdered Baylor to keep him quiet.MoreLess
“JAY KOBE ARRESTED!” the headline screamed in eighty-point Gothic. The sub-head explained, “KOBE TIED TO BODY IN DESERT.” Body, I wondered? What body?
But as I read, it came back to me.
SCOTTSDALE —On Thursday, the medical examiner’s office announced that a body found in the desert last week was that of Gus Baylor, of Bakersfield, California. The autopsy showed that Baylor had been shot at close range with a .45.
The ...Scottsdale Police Department investigation revealed that Baylor, who was on parole after serving six years for a 1992 murder conviction, met Jay Kobe in the Bakersfield jail, where they briefly shared a cell.
Last week, Kobe—who had earlier been arrested for the murder of Clarice Hyath Kobe, his socialite wife—was released from jail for lack of evidence. With this new finding, however, police theorize that Kobe contracted with Baylor to kill his wife, then murdered Baylor to keep him quiet.MoreLess
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