The news of Lay’s death was met with a bizarre mix of sadness, frustration, and even suspicion. The front page of the New York Post carried a picture of Lay and a casket, accompanied by the giant headline: BEFORE THEY PUT CHEATO LAY’S COFFIN IN THE GRAVE CHECK HE’S IN IT. Coroner’s report notwithstanding, the blogosphere swirled with insistent declarations that Lay wasn’t really dead, and Web sites sprang up titled kenlaylives.com and kenlaylives.org. Many weighed in that he had somehow escaped justice by leaving earth without spending a single day behind bars.
