Death of Former NY Post Cartoonist Linked To Heroin Ring



The recent death of Bay Rigby, the son of legendary Australian cartoonist Paul Rigby and a well-known cartoonist and illustrator in his own right, has led police to connect his passing with that of actor David Ngoombujarra and seven others in west Australia including but not limited to the port city of Fremantle where Rigby currently made his home. The connecting cause seems to be a potent form of heroin that's hit that region scene; a police eyewitness claims to have seen Rigby take a combination of heroin and amphetamines a week before is death. An organized crime investigation has been launched.

The 48-year-old Rigby was found dead in his current studio/home in a small building on the property of a friend on July 28, 11 days after the death of his actor friend. The narrative established in the newspapers indicates that the pair were drinking buddies that drifted into the consumption of hard drugs. Rigby's most prominent cartooning gig a mid-1980s run contributing to the Page Six offering from the New York Post. In addition to his native country, posts on his Facebook wall indicate Rigby also lived for different periods in Boston (where he worked for the Boston Globe) and New York. He is survived by a brother, three sisters and their mother.
 
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