 King's wife (who continued to use his surname) abandoned him in 2000, citing economic problems and her own fear that he was involved in Wanninkhof's murder.However, she didn't report her suspicions to Police, and they were reported to have remained in contact and in good terms by other people.In 2001, King began to work in a local English pub called "Chicken Shack", where he became friends with a coworker named Simon Bowers.