• Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime

  • By: Jeff Walker
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Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime

By: Jeff Walker
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  • Through its relatively short history, Las Vegas has gone from being a railway stop in the middle of the desert to the glittering neon-lit oasis it is today, welcoming millions of visitors from around the world every year.


    Over the last century, the city has seen its fair share of mayhem - including murders, bombings, kidnappings, and more!


    Presented in collaboration with Mayhem In The Desert, this is...Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime - The Sordid Tales Behind The Stranger-Than-Fiction History of Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
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  • Bootleggers and Bandits: The Wild Side of Prohibition in Vegas

    Bootleggers and Bandits: The Wild Side of Prohibition in Vegas
    Sep 1 2024

    BONUS EPISODE


    With the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Federal Volstead Act, liquor was, by and large, made illegal across the United States starting in 1920 – including in the tiny newly-formed desert town of Las Vegas.

    This immediately created a lucrative black market for the illicit sale of alcohol, and along with it came an explosion of violent crime as competing rackets fought for control of this new underground market.


    Click here to read more about prohibition-era crime in Las Vegas - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!


    To learn about other true crime tales from the darker side of Las Vegas history, visit Mayhem In The Desert.


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    23 mins
  • Boom Town: Blowing Up Las Vegas

    Boom Town: Blowing Up Las Vegas
    Aug 1 2024

    BONUS EPISODE


    Thousands of bombs have gone off across the United States over the course of the 20th & 21st centuries for every reason…from the personal, to the political, to the financial.

    And through its short history, the city of Las Vegas has not been spared from the threat of criminal bombings.


    Click here to read more about some of the most famous bombings to occur in Las Vegas - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!


    To learn about other true crime tales from the darker side of Las Vegas history, visit Mayhem In The Desert.


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    27 mins
  • Chasing the Darkness: The Serial Killers of Las Vegas

    Chasing the Darkness: The Serial Killers of Las Vegas
    Jul 1 2024

    BONUS EPISODE


    The term "serial killer" originated in the 1970s and was coined to describe individuals who commit a series of murders, typically with a cooling-off period between each crime.

    The FBI formally defined "serial murder" in the 1980s, highlighting the repetitive nature of the killings and the psychological motivation behind them.

    The term has since become widely used in criminology and pop culture to categorize and understand this specific type of criminal behavior…

    …a criminal behavior from which Las Vegas has not been spared.


    Click here to read more about the serial killers who've had connections to Las Vegas - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!


    To learn about other true crime tales from the darker side of Las Vegas history, visit Mayhem In The Desert.


    Follow Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime on X (formerly Twitter) & Facebook


    Follow Mayhem In The Desert on X (formerly Twitter) & Facebook




    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sin-city-stories/donations

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    34 mins
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