GUILTY MI - Rose Cobb, 47, dies in contract killing, Detroit, 26 Dec 2007

[Filly]

Hmm. Guess who didn't show up at the vigil for Rose Cobb on 1-4-08?

See if you can guess before watching this video:

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/p...ale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

:behindbar

Her husband? I wonder if he's back on duty?

 

[Taximom]

Her husband? I wonder if he's back on duty?

 

[Filly]

And Bingo was his name O! Where IS he? Wonder if he still has his badge and firearm? I guess so as he hasn't be charged with a crime. Maybe he couldn't go and the theory was right that somebody he locked up is after him?Poor lady was murdered in cold blood just sitting in the car. Thanks for the update, Taxi Mom!

 

[Taximom]

I didn't see this "reward" info link here, so thought I'd post it even though it's old...like this case.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14930759/detail.html
DETROIT -- The family of a woman who was shot to death outside a CVS pharmacy is offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her death. (more at link)

Where is the justice, even if the hubby that didn't go to her vigil didn't have her killed? I hope insurance money hasn't been paid out till this is solved.... Could this be another Drew Peterson situation? Cops covering for Cobb?

 

[kline]

I certainly hope investigators are keeping their 'eye on the sparrow'.
This doesnt smell right.

 

[joe jones]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/NEWS02/80420026/1004

arrested

 

[concernedperson]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/NEWS02/80420026/1004

arrested

Thanks Joe for the link. This was suspicious from the beginning that the husband hired someone. The hit man said he has killed 10 people.....must have been known around the area. Glad they are BOTH arrested.

 

[MagicRose99]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/NEWS02/80420026/1004

arrested

<snip from link>
A Detroit police sergeant was arrested this morning on accusations that he hired a hit man to kill his wife in December in a CVS parking lot on the city's east side, police said.

Officers from the Detroit Police Special Response Team arrested Sgt. David Cobb without incident around 8 a.m. at his east side home. Cobb, who works with the department's Eastern District, is expected to be arraigned on the charges at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

<and>

The case broke open late Saturday night when officers from the multi-jurisdictional Violent Crimes Task Force arrested a 27-year-old man in Shelby Township, who allegedly confessed to authorities that he is a professional hit man responsible for 10 slayings. Police said the man told them that among his hits was the killing of Cobb's 47-year-old wife, Rose Cobb, on the night of Dec. 26 while she was sitting in a vehicle in a CVS parking lot on East Jefferson.

 

[SuziQ]

Thanks for the links everyone. This is great news. The entire thing smelled like a hit from the beginning.

 

[Taximom]

:woohoo: Didn't we have this solved on 12/27/07? lol I'm glad they got the "cob".

 

[Taximom]

Now, who are the other 9 mysteriously killed people?

RIP, Rose. I'm sorry you were married to a .

 

[White Rain]

This is good news. I had a feeling this wasn't on the up and up from the very beginning.

 

[SuziQ]

Now, who are the other 9 mysteriously killed people?

RIP, Rose. I'm sorry you were married to a .

Taxi, when I read your post a shiver went up my spine. One of the other nine might just be Tamara "Strawberry" Greene. Holy ****. I'm going to post todays links in her thread.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61707

 

[SuziQ]

Video on the background of the hitman at the below link:

http://www.wxyz.com/news/story.aspx?content_id=3fd2638b-bb32-449e-b672-05e959653489

ETA: the following videos that automatically starts up talks more about the case.

 

[Taximom]

Taxi, when I read your post a shiver went up my spine. One of the other nine might just be Tamara "Strawberry" Greene. Holy ****. I'm going to post todays links in her thread.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61707

Ohhh, wow, SuziQ. You are good. I'll have to catch up on that thread.

 

[concernedperson]

This whole thing is bizarre and as I have said in another post this hitman seemed to be known. I wouldn't be surprised at anything that develops from it. Thanks for the links SuziQ as it is mighty interesting.

 

[joe jones]

http://159.54.239.117/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080421/NEWS06/804210335

The hitman has been named, he has said he has killed up to 10 people - all as a hired killer,

 

[Taximom]

When bad cops get caught, how does this affect all the cases they worked on? I would think lawyers for defendants would have a field day when this happens. ESPECIALLY with this cop hiring a hit man!

It would also be interesting to see if someone else was convicted for any of these crimes this hitman is responsible for....

 

[SuziQ]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080421/NEWS01/80421029

(snips)
The Detroit police sergeant accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife was having an affair, a possible motive, police told the Free Press today.
***
Smothers said he met David Cobb in early December through the son of Cobb&#8217;s mistress, police said.

Smothers told police that Cobb offered him $10,000 of insurance money and they set up the 9 p.m. shooting time, when Cobb would be shopping inside the pharmacy, police said.

 

[joe jones]

When bad cops get caught, how does this affect all the cases they worked on? I would think lawyers for defendants would have a field day when this happens. ESPECIALLY with this cop hiring a hit man!

It would also be interesting to see if someone else was convicted for any of these crimes this hitman is responsible for....

The accomplice in one of his crimes has been convicted, this crime involved shooting 3 people two died, I think the accomplice may have led LE to Smothers, or is at least assisting them

Smothers appears to be getting all his crimes off his chest for now, I wonder if he is giving up the others who hired him to kill,