WE NOW KNOW WHAT KILLED A FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHEF. THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR SAYS WALTER SCHEIB DROWNED, AND IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. HE WAS 61.
SCHEIB WAS REPORTED MISSING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. HIS BODY WAS FOUND THIS PAST SUNDAY. IT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 YARDS OFF THE YERBA CANYON HIKING TRAIL NORTH OF TAOS, ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE BASE OF THE TRAIL. SCHEIB’S BODY WAS IN A MOUNTAIN DRAINAGE AREA.
HE HAD WORKED AS THE WHITE HOUSE CHEF FROM 1994 TO 2005, COOKING FOR PRESIDENTS BILL CLINTON AND GEORGE W. BUSH.
