Detective James Gamber

Arizona has a past with the mob. In the mid-70s, newspaper reporter Don Bowles, he was investigating organized crime. Getting national attention, covered by Walter Cronkite.

Arizona has a past with the mob. In the mid-70s, newspaper reporter Don Bowles, he was investigating organized crime. Getting national attention, covered by Walter Cronkite.

And when Bowles returned to his car, a remote-controlled bomb exploded under the driver's seat. Bowles uttered the word mafia as he lay dying, but police were never able to pin his death on organized crime. Strictly speaking, what killed Gary Triano was not a car bomb. It was a pipe bomb on the passenger seat, detonated by remote control.

And when Bowles returned to his car, a remote-controlled bomb exploded under the driver's seat. Bowles uttered the word mafia as he lay dying, but police were never able to pin his death on organized crime. Strictly speaking, what killed Gary Triano was not a car bomb. It was a pipe bomb on the passenger seat, detonated by remote control.

And as Detective James Gamber began looking into Gary's murder, the mob was top of mind.

And as Detective James Gamber began looking into Gary's murder, the mob was top of mind.

But why would the mob, or anyone else, have it in for Gary Triano? Well, maybe because by the time he was leaving that country club on the first day of November 1996, he was no longer the high-flying millionaire everyone thought he was. In fact, Gary was flat broke.

But why would the mob, or anyone else, have it in for Gary Triano? Well, maybe because by the time he was leaving that country club on the first day of November 1996, he was no longer the high-flying millionaire everyone thought he was. In fact, Gary was flat broke.

Gary had owned chunks of undeveloped real estate, he'd invested in a radio station, even financed this misbegotten movie, The Mafu Cage, starring Lee Grant, Carole Kane, Will Gere, and an orangutan.

Gary had owned chunks of undeveloped real estate, he'd invested in a radio station, even financed this misbegotten movie, The Mafu Cage, starring Lee Grant, Carole Kane, Will Gere, and an orangutan.

By the 90s, Gary was on the hook for $27 million. He'd run out of time, he'd run out of ideas and declared bankruptcy.

By the 90s, Gary was on the hook for $27 million. He'd run out of time, he'd run out of ideas and declared bankruptcy.

A bitter divorce and financial ruin left Gary scrambling to stay afloat.

A bitter divorce and financial ruin left Gary scrambling to stay afloat.

That summit to plummet journey meant it wasn't even his Lincoln Town car that Gary had driven to La Paloma that day. He'd borrowed it from a friend to keep up appearances. And before Gary was even buried, Detective Gamber already had a long list of persons of interest.

That summit to plummet journey meant it wasn't even his Lincoln Town car that Gary had driven to La Paloma that day. He'd borrowed it from a friend to keep up appearances. And before Gary was even buried, Detective Gamber already had a long list of persons of interest.

And Gamber noticed one particularly interesting absence.

And Gamber noticed one particularly interesting absence.

But associates of an eccentric billionaire say he had reasons of his own to want Gary Triano very dead.

But associates of an eccentric billionaire say he had reasons of his own to want Gary Triano very dead.