Detroit Police Sergeant Accused of Having His Wife Murdered Found Hanging in Park
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Detroit police sergeant whose wife was shot to death in a suspected contract killing has been found hanged in a suburban park.
Police tell the Detroit Free Press that 38-year-old Sgt. David Cobb was found dead Friday night in Sterling Heights, a city 15 miles north of downtown Detroit.
Cobb's 47-year-old wife, Rose, was fatally shot Dec. 26 in a parking lot on Detroit's east side. In April, police arrested 27-year-old Vincent Smothers, who told police Cobb hired him to kill his wife.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Smothers claimed Cobb was having an affair and wanted his wife's life insurance money. He is awaiting trial for murder.
Cobb was arrested a day after Smothers. He was released after prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to charge him.