Mike Watkiss reports
A former Las Vegas showgirl was arrested in the death of her ex-husband,
a wealthy Indian arts dealer whose torso was found in a remote area of
the desert in October, Phoenix police say.
Sgt. Randy Force with the Phoenix Police Department said Marjorie Orbin
was jailed in connection to the death of her ex-husband, Jay Orbin,
owner of Jay Hawk International, a Native American art and antiques
business.
Force said Margorie Orbin, 44, a former Las Vegas showgirl filed a
missing person's report on Sept. 22.
Heavy bank account and credit card activity tipped investigators off
that the situation might be more than a missing person's case, Force
said.
Among the purchases charged on Orbin's credit cards were two 50-gallon
Rubbermaid containers and a roll of black plastic bags purchased at a
Lowe's Home Improvement store in Scottsdale, police documents show.
Marjorie Orbin is apparently on video tape using this card.
The container Marjorie Obrin purchased is the "exact same container Jay
Orbin was found in, down to the color and the UPC label code," the
police report says. The plastic bags, according to police documents, are
"consistent with the same ones the container was wrapped in when Jay
Orbin's partial remains were found."
Investigators also say that witnesses report hearing Marjorie Orbin make
threats against her ex-husband's life by "shooting him in the head,
wrapping him in a blanket and putting him in the desert," the police
report states.
Margorie Orbin, who has appeared on the television show "Lifestyles of
the Rich and Famous," was arrested at about 7 p.m. Monday at her home on
north 55th Street without incident.
The couple have an 8-year-old son.
"That's one of the saddest aspects of this case. This little boy’s
father, we know, has been killed, and his mother has been jailed for
that homicide, and certainly that impacts his young life as well," Force
said.
It is not clear whether the boy was placed with family.
Last week, police said Marjorie Orbin's boyfriend, Larry Weisberg, was
considered an investigative lead. He has not been named as a suspect.
Orbin's head and limbs have not been found.
The investigation is ongoing.
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