- Shattered Vows - A War Bride's Revenge
Las Vegas resident, Frank Waters survived his service with the U.S. military in Europe during World War II.
But only a year after the war's end, the consequences of Frank's actions overseas followed him thousands of miles back to the middle of the Mojave Desert, ultimately leading to a series of events that would end with Frank's murder and a trial that made international headlines.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E10 - 25m - Mar 4, 2024 - Disposable Lives - Trafficking and Murder Under The Desert Sun
In the spring of 1996, a trio of bodies were discovered in the desert just outside of Las Vegas. Initially believed to be victims of sex trafficking, the case remained unsolved for over a decade, demonstrating a troubling proposition:
Three people can be murdered in a major American city, with little more than a passing mention in the local press and zero potential suspects.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E9 - 34m - Feb 26, 2024 - Til Death Do Us Part - Murder In The Divorce Capital Of The World
Nevada offers the same lax residency requirements to obtain divorce today as it did nearly 100 years ago; a person only has to live in the state for six weeks before being eligible to for a divorce.
But not too long after Nevada gained a reputation as the place to go for a quickie divorce, Las Vegas was the scene of a brutal public murder on the steps of a law office in a tale involving domestic violence, the death of a child, and a desperate insanity plea to avoid the gas chamber.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E8 - 26m - Feb 19, 2024 - Deadly Negotiations - The Explosive Murder of Bill Coulthard
It's one of the most high-profile murders in the history of Las Vegas.
On a scorching hot 115 degree summer day, a former FBI agent & prominent attorney left his office in downtown Las Vegas and made his way to the third floor parking garage.
Bill Coulthard climbing into the car, cracked the window, started the ignition, and THAT'S when it happened...
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E7 - 21m - Feb 12, 2024 - Standing Up For Free Speech - McCarthy vs. Greenspun
In 1950's Las Vegas, the most powerful newspaper owner in the city went on trial for publishing an editorial that Federal Prosecutors alleged was intended to incite the assassination of an extremely controversial U.S. Senator.
The resulting court case was a national sensation, involving intrigue at the highest levels of the government and a concerted effort to defeat the destructive political involvement in the ruthless pursuit of "the Red Menace".
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E6 - 19m - Feb 5, 2024 - Restaurant Wars - The Murder of Al Bramlet
In the 1970's Las Vegas was the site of bombings & murders...but not ALL of this mayhem was linked to the mafia.
In the fall of 1975, a labor dispute between the Culinary Union and several off-strip restaurants escalated into violence. This ultimately resulted in the head of the Culinary Union, Al Bramlet, learning a very valuable lesson:
No matter what, ALWAYS pay your hitman.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E5 - 22m - Jan 29, 2024 - Kidnapping A Gangster's Son - The Attempted Abduction of Ted Binion
The trial surrounding the 1998 alleged murder of a casino heir was one of the most sensational cases in Las Vegas history, garnering national attention.
But decades before tales of jilted lovers, underground vaults in the desert, and a man rapidly squandering his wealth on a wild lifestyle, Ted Binion was at the center of another Las Vegas crime plot.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E4 - 25m - Jan 22, 2024 - No One Suspects The Busboy - Arson At The Las Vegas Hilton
During the 1970's, the Las Vegas Hilton featured some of the most modern amenities in town along with incredible showcase entertainers. The hotel looked poised for additional growth and success heading into the 1980's.
But the deadliest arson in modern Nevada history temporarily derailed the steady expansion the Hilton had enjoyed, while putting a young hotel busboy in the national spotlight as the unlikely hero-turned suspect responsible for the blaze.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E3 - 26m - Jan 15, 2024 - Taken: The Murder Of Kim Bryant - Part 2
Las Vegas teenager Kim Bryant went missing from in front of her high school on a winter's day in 1979.
Her abduction & murder would scar the Vegas community and remain unsolved for decades. But just as the case seemed to be going cold, new suspects in the disappearance would emerge - including a vicious serial killer known as "The Chameleon".
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E2 - 27m - Jan 8, 2024 - Taken: The Murder of Kim Bryant - Part 1
The 1979 daylight abduction of a teenager from a parking lot nearby her Las Vegas High School absolutely stunned the local community.
It was only a few weeks before the body of Kim Bryant was discovered in the desert surrounding the city, but it would be decades before police would finally be able to figure out who was responsible for her tragic death.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyS1E1 - 25m - Jan 1, 2024 - Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime
For most people, Las Vegas is a neon-lit oasis. It's where they go to escape their day-to-day lives. They go to gamble in world class casinos, eat meals prepared by celebrity chefs, and take in performances from the biggest names in entertainment.
But if you scratch the surface just a little bit, you'll find the stories that never made it onto the postcards...the stories that remain hidden behind all the glitz & glamor of the Vegas Strip.
Coming January 1, 2024...it's Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime
From murder, to arson, to robbery, to bombings, we'll go far beyond the headlines of the tales you already know AND bring you the never-before-heard stories that helped to shape Las Vegas!
Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime...The Sordid Tales Behind The Stranger-Than-Fiction History of Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
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