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Within a week, two murders have taken place. On August 9, Myrtle Wilson, wife of car mechanic George Wilson, was hit and killed outside their garage located in, The Valley of Ashes. There were some bystanders outside the garage and overheard her arguing with her husband about infidelity, lavish items she had been receiving, and arriving home at strange times but Myrtle was only giving vague answers. Most bystanders said they heard her say that she wasn’t happy with George and George replying, “God sees all of your actions.” She then started running into the road when the car hit her. Mrytle died instantly, she flew in the air, her left breast was torn off, and pearls floating in her own pool of blood. The car was said to be a yellow or …show more content…
Wilson sank into depression after his wife’s hit and run. Many people came to the garage to try and comfort George but he kept shouting, “Oh my God” and clutching the leftover pearls that were still intact. Tom Buchanan arrived to console George but once George saw Tom he started going ballistic. Wilson was shouting, “Yellow Car, you!” Then Tom quickly took George in another room to calm Wilson down. Tom was then questioned by an officer who overheard George yelling. The officer asked, what color was Tom’s car and any information he had. Then Tom told the officer: his car was a blue coupe and the last time he saw the yellow vehicle was noon. The other bystanders who had witnessed the hit and run also gave their testimonies to the police. “Crunch, was the sound the body and car made when it made contact with the car,” one person said. There were no known suspects or motives at the time.Then three days later a man was also killed in West Egg. Allegedly Wilson had found out Jay Gatsby was the owner of the car and that he was the man Myrtle was having an affair with. Wilson found out where Gatsby lived and headed there around noon, angered and confused, he saw Mr.Gatsby relaxing in his pool. Wilson shot Gatsby and then killed himself in Gatsby’s yard. The two men’s bodies were discovered by Nick Carraway, a friend of Gatsby’s, and called the authorities. Gatsby was quite wealthy and well-known throughout Long Island, as he had lavish parties almost every

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