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Las Vegas. 1977-02-24. Labor leader kidnapped from Las Vegas airport, body discovered in the desert with six bullet wounds. Jesse Bishop. Las Vegas. 1977-12. Convicted of the murder of David Ballard during a robbery at a Las Vegas Strip casino; executed in the gas chamber in 1979. Murder of Gwenn Story. Las Vegas.
Nathaniel Burkett. Nathaniel Burkett (1946 – January 19, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist who was responsible for at least four murders in Nevada and one in Mississippi between 1978 and 2002. As a result of a DNA breakthrough in 2012, Burkett was charged with three of the murders, after having already been convicted of the other ...
Troy Michael Kell (born June 13, 1968 [ 1]) is an inmate on death row in Utah. Kell was sentenced to life in prison by the State of Nevada for the 1986 murder of James "Cotton" Kelly. He was transferred to the Utah State Prison as part of a prisoner exchange program shortly after his conviction and on July 6, 1994, Kell attacked and killed ...
Sante Kimes ( née Singhrs; July 24, 1934 – May 19, 2014 [ 4]) also known as the Dragon Lady, was an American murderer, con artist, robber, serial arsonist, and possible serial killer who was convicted of two murders, as well as robbery, forgery, violation of anti- slavery laws and numerous other crimes. Many of these crimes were committed ...
Stephen Craig Paddock [5] (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017) [6] was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.Paddock opened fire into a crowd of about 22,000 concertgoers attending a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 60 people [a] and injuring approximately 867 (at least 413 of whom were wounded by gunfire).
On the night of Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, targeting concertgoers below at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival.
The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore was a model from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, after having been strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been mutilated to prevent recognition; she was eventually identified by the serial numbers of her breast implants.
The permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history will feature 58 candle-like beams under a plan officials in Las Vegas approved Tuesday.