CHARLESTON, S.C.—A South Carolina man whose wife disappeared has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for misleading investigators.
“Don’t find him guilty for the affair, find him guilty for what he did.”
That from State’s attorney during closing arguments in the Bob McCaffrey trial. A judge sentenced him to a maximum of ten years after the jury found him guilty of obstruction of justice. pic.twitter.com/oiKoMWT2Vj
— Brodie Hart (@BrodieHart) March 8, 2019
The Post and Courier reported on March 14 that 47-year-old Bob McCaffrey was convicted of obstruction of justice last week. McCaffrey told investigators in 2012 that he returned home from visiting his mistress one night and found a note saying his wife Gayle had left him for another man. Authorities later determined that McCaffrey wrote the note himself.
“We are thrilled”.
Gayle McCaffrey’s sisters were emotional in the courtroom today after a jury found Bob McCaffrey guilty of obstruction of justice. #chsnews pic.twitter.com/E2piwwZDz2
— Brodie Hart (@BrodieHart) March 8, 2019
Authorities said Gayle McCaffrey knew about his affair, and it effectively ended when she confronted the woman, who testified that he kept trying to pursue her.
Update on Bob McCaffrey obstruction of justice trial: Gayle McCaffrey’s sister testified her Gayle would never disappear or leave her kids. She also said she doesn’t believe Gayle typed the farewell letter to her husband.#chsnews pic.twitter.com/fkVR2pYxju
— Harve Jacobs (@policereporter) March 7, 2019
People close to Gayle McCaffrey testified that she was trying to repair her marriage before she vanished. Her body hasn’t been found.