Name: Myrtle Wilson

Date: August, 1919

Cause of Death: Hit by car

One evening this August, Myrtle Wilson, wife of George Wilson, was killed by a passing car. According to witnesses, Myrtle was, at the time, trying to escape from her husband George. he claims that he had her encaged in her room all day after he suspected her of cheating on him. Thus, they would soon leave town. Crime scene investigators have inferred that she died instantly, after the impact from the speeding car.
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Name: Jay Gatsby and George Wilson

Date:August,1919

Cause of Death: Gunshots

Coincidentally, the evening after Myrtle Wilson's tragic death, two more bodies were discovered. Those of Jay Gatsby and George Wilson. They were found on the property of Mr. Gatsby, in the area around his swimming pool. From what the CSI observed, it appeared as if George shot Mr. Gatsby, after which Gatsy committed suicide. Both were dead after one shot. Investigators believe that Mr. Wilson murdered Mr. Gatsby because he believed that Mr. Gatsby had murdured his wife. And indeed the yellow car that killed Mrs. Wilson, was identical to the car of Mr. Gatsby.
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Epitaph for Gatsby

Here lies James Gatz,
Better known to some as Jay Gatsby.

He rose from the banks of Lake Superior,
To the low shores of West Egg.

A hero in his father's mind,
But forgotten by his acquaintances.

He reminisced in the past,
So now history he will remain.
Madinger 47