90. In 2022, Bailey released a book with Dorrance Publishing Company titled Golden Tongue: The Innocent Man that Killed Her? in which he proclaims his innocence. Trial for arson Silas was tried and acquitted of arson in 1980, after he allegedly had a former cellmate start a fire in a stable where men against whom he had a grudge kept their horses. Thirty-three horses perished in the fire. Death and legacy Jayne died of leukemia in 1987 at the age of 80. The Our Day Farm near Elgin is still operated by the Jayne family. Silas Jayne's great-nephew Charlie Jayne was the first alternate for the U.S. show jumping team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. See also Disappearance of Helen Brach Horse murders scandal References Cited works and further reading 1907 births 1987 deaths American horse trainers American outlaws American rapists Criminals from Illinois Deaths from cancer in Illinois Deaths from leukemia Horse breeders Murder-for-hire cases People from Lake County, Illinois Suspected serial killers