Marjorie Ann Orbin (born October 29, 1961) is an American woman who murdered her husband Jay Orbin in Phoenix, Arizona, on or about September 8, 2004, which would have been his 45th birthday.[1] Jay Orbin was a jewelry dealer. In September 2004 he returned home to Phoenix from a road trip to Florida. Police said he arrived at his home on September 8, based on cell phone and credit-card records. He was never seen alive again.
Marjorie Ann Orbin | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1961 |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned |
| Spouse | Jay Orbin |
| Criminal penalty | Life without parole |
Murder and conviction
editPrior to her crime, Marjorie Orbin was a 43-year-old former Las Vegas showgirl.[1] According to officials, she had been having affairs with several men.[1] When Jay Orbin returned home from a business trip, investigators believe his wife shot and killed him, then dismembered his body with jigsaw blades in an attempt to keep the affairs a secret and inherit Jay's money.[2] The husband's body was found several weeks later, when his torso was discovered on October 23 in a plastic container on the outskirts of Phoenix. The rest of his body was never found.[1]
Orbin was convicted of the murder in 2009 after a trial lasting eight months.[3][2][4]
On October 1, 2009, Marjorie Orbin was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole by an Arizona court.[5] She is currently serving her time at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville.
In media
editMarjorie Orbin's case was featured in an episode of Killer in Plain Sight, the "Fortune Hunters" episode of Deadly Women, an episode of the CBS newsmagazine 48 Hours and in the investigation series Scorned: Love Kills.[6] A book titled Dancing with Death by author and journalist Shanna Hogan was released about the case in May 2011.[7] Author Camille Kimball released a book about the case in 2010 titled What She Always Wanted. The case was also covered in an episode of Snapped. In August 2016 ReelzChannel show Copycat Killers covered Marjorie Orbin's case in an episode titled "Saw". The case is also covered in an episode of the TV show Corrupt Crimes on the True Crime TV Network.
The Investigation Discovery show Betrayed highlighted Jay Orbin's disappearance and subsequent death in the episode entitled "Life and Limb" on October 19, 2016.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Woman charged in husband's murder on his 45th birthday". September 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "48 Hours: Diary of a Showgirl". CBSnews.com. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Woman guilty in '04 slaying of husband in Phoenix", Arizona Central, September 14, 2009
- ^ "About My Life of Crime". 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Marjorie Orbin sentenced for murdering art dealer ex-husband". Azfamily.com. 2009-10-01. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Scorned:Crimes of Passion". Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Book 'Em Volume 34". crimemagazine.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-12.