Death of Walter Scheib

May 3, 1954 - June 21, 2015
Taos, New Mexico | Age 61

Former White House chef, hired by Hillary Clinton
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TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Searchers have found the body of a former White House chef who had been missing for more than a week after going hiking in the New Mexico mountains, authorities said.

The body of 61-year-old Walter Scheib was found Sunday night near a hiking trail in mountains in the Taos area, the New Mexico State Police said.

"The body was discovered off the immediate trail," a State Patrol statement said.

Authorities did not provide a cause of death or any other...

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