Wayne Cotrell

Wayne Cotrell is the best friend of Julio Mendez.

Early life
In 1989, Wayne was already a known jazz celebrity. At some point, he and his wife Linda Lake had an argument. Wayne then took a drink with a fan girl called Suzy Storm. The next day, when he woke up, the police arrested him for the murder of his wife and Suzy, his only alibi, was nowhere to be found.

Execution
In 1990, Wayne was playing saxophone in his cell while listening to the radio who inform Central city of his execution tonight. Later, Father Michael went to his cell to obtain a confession. Wayne explained that he was innocent and that he is praying for a miracle. Seconds later, [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|the Flash showed up in his cell and ask question about the night of Linda's "death".