The West Egg Tribune Friday, September 2nd, 1922 Murder-Suicide, Gatsby Dead West Egg, N.Y. — Jay Gatsby, 32, was found shot dead in his pool Thursday afternoon in a murder-suicide. George Wilson was discovered nearby, having died due to a gunshot wound that is believed to be self-inflicted. The incident has tracings of a revenge killing connected with the recent death of Wilson’s wife. Sources close to Mrs. Wilson reveal she had been having an affair with Gatsby for several months prior to her death, although her sister Catherine was not available for comment. Gatsby’s yellow Rolls-Royce matches the car that killed Myrtle, raising speculation over whether the hit-and-run was intentional or merely a brutally tragic coincidence. Gatsby, known across the Eggs for his extravagant parties, was the subject of endless rumors, yet the truth of his backstory is not widely known. …show more content…
After departing the War as a Major, Gatsby attended Oxford University for several months before returning home¬ and, after changing his name to Jay Gatsby, soon used his fortune to build up a rampant bootlegging empire that stretched from New York to Chicago to San Francisco. His partners are still yet to be determined, the authorities said. His illicit operations and scandalous personal affair not enough to satisfy him, Gatsby frequently hosted extravagant parties to fill his desire for popular appeal. Gatsby was known for not wanting to trouble anybody, yet his death only required the troubling of