"Went to look at a piano and then they killed": Investigator Barbara Butcher recalls murder by serial killers involved in alleged s*xual relationship

Barbara Butcher, former NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner and Chief of Staff and Director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, recently remembered one of the most disturbing cases from her career, involving two serial killers who were reportedly in a s*xual relationship while talking with Minutes With on LADbible Stories.

Butcher explained that Tony Lee Simpson and George Cobo would visit people's homes, pretending to be interested in buying antiques, jewelry, or other valuable items, and kill them. Butcher said:

"I met two serial killers. They worked as partners. Tony Lee Simpson, young guy, 28."

She continued:

"His older partner, George Cobo. They were in a s*xual relationship. George was dealing in antiques and things like that. So he'd go to people's homes and assess their jewelry or pianos or whatever he had. They went to look at a piano and then they killed them."

Barbara Butcher shares details of serial killers who targeted victims in their homes

While speaking to Minutes With, Barbara Butcher revealed how Tony Lee Simpson and George Cobo carried out their crimes, saying that they slashed the victims' throats. Butcher also spoke about why the killers might have chosen to slash their victims' throats instead of stabbing them. She explained that while a stab wound was personal, slashing someone's throat was much more violent and brutal. She added it was:

"Hard to see, and it indicates such an absolute contempt for the victim."

Barbara Butcher said the men had slashed their victims' throats so deeply that their heads fell backwards. She described the appearance as resembling the open mouth of a screaming puppet.

Butcher explained that George and Tony Lee were eventually caught in Nevada after the two men had a big fight. During the argument, Tony Lee walked out, and George called the police. She said he told them he had just fought with his lover, who had left the house, and informed them that Tony Lee was wanted for murder in New York. The police responded to the call and took both men into custody.

Barbara Butcher added,

"And so again, I had to take their hair and blood samples for DNA."

Barbara Butcher also recalled her encounter with Tony Lee Simpson. She described his gaze as predatory, reminding her of a wolf. She said she had to collect his blood and take hair samples from his head and groin area. However, when she explained this to him, he looked at her in a way she found unusual. Butcher compared his eyes to those of an animal and said he did not seem to be looking at her as another person.

She said Tony Lee Simpson never spoke to her and looked at her as if she were an object rather than a person. George Cobo, on the other hand, was much more talkative and friendly. She recalled finding him charming and funny during their interaction.

Barbara Butcher pointed out how different the two men were. While Tony Lee's appearance and behavior frightened her, George came across as someone she might have enjoyed meeting at a cocktail party. Butcher said the contrast between the two men showed how differently people involved in different crimes can behave, with one appearing intimidating and the other coming across as charming and friendly. She said:

"They were so opposite. But yet it tells you the banality of evil. Evil walks the streets. And it could be anyone charming or like a wolf."

Barbara Butcher also revealed that Tony Lee Simpson and George Cobo killed Prince Teddy Khedker and his wife. She explained that the couple wanted to sell some jewelry, giving the two men a reason to visit their home. However, they strangled the couple, slit their throats, and put bags over their heads. Barbara Butcher said that seeing the way the victims were killed made it clear that they were dealing with psychopaths.

According to Oxygen, George Cobo and Tony Lee Simpson were both found guilty of killing four victims. Both Tony Lee Simpson and George Cobo received four consecutive life sentences of twenty-five years each, amounting to a hundred years.

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