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Amid the shimmering lights and bustling streets of Las Vegas lies a darker, hidden narrative. Sins & Survivors: Las Vegas True Crime examines the city's most unsettling true crime stories, focusing on cases interwoven with the complexities of domestic violence. Each episode your hosts, Shaun & John, shed light on the gritty realities survivors face and the resilience they embody.
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This week, we have a special presentation from Crimelines. Charlie, the host of Crimelines, is an incredible story-teller, and she includes historical and cultural information in the cases and stories she discusses, to get to...
Diana Leone was a 35-year-old mother of two young children with softness in her cheeks, blond curls, with a spooked and haunted look in her eyes, foreshadowing what was coming. In the late 1980s Diana, not much more than a ch...
Diana Leone disappeared in February 2000, and the horrific details her young daughter shared with police about the last time she saw her mom left investigators and family members with little hope that Diana would be found alive. We’ve talked before...
Today's episode is a special presentation! Shaun participated in a panel at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in July 2023 with the lovely people from Navigating Advocacy Whitney and Melissa, along with Haley Grey to talk about Empowering...
This week we're taking time to amplify cases of the missing from across the country in the hopes that these families can finally get the closure they deserve.
In this episode, we explore the life of an inspiring woman who rose to prominence through resilience, compassion, and advocacy. Her story intertwines with that of a celebrated athlete, leading to a series of events that captu...
When a tragic car accident in Las Vegas claimed the life of Richard Penardo Jr., it initially seemed like another unfortunate statistic in a city too familiar with traffic fatalities. But as we delve deeper into the circumstances of his death, what …
On the morning of July 31, 2006, Steven Bradley left his Las Vegas home to head to work. He called his job on the way to let them know he was running late. But he never made it there, and he never came home. The next day, Steven’s SUV was fou…
Justice for Tabatha Tozzi: The Las Vegas Murder Still Waiting for Answers In April 2023, 26-year-old model and entertainer Tabatha Tozzi was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Her alleged killer—then-boyfriend Oswaldo “Nate” Perez-Sanc…
Co-Host
Since her early teen years, Shaun has been contemplating the question, “How do we prevent crime?” Shaun has more than 25 years of experience in advocacy for survivors of crime, HIV/AIDS-infected/affected individuals, undocumented immigrants, family court petitioners, and children. She has lived in the Las Vegas area since 2005, working and volunteering for dozens of local non-profit organizations. Shaun is a proud graduate of City University of New York School of Law. Suggestions for episodes and questions for Shaun can be emailed questions@sinsandsurvivors.com
Co-Host
Your co-host John comes to you with 25 years of technology consulting experience and a strong interest in True Crime. John will host the Tech Corner episodes that punctuate Sins & Survivors. In those episodes, his focus will be educating people on the pitfalls of privacy in the digital age, and endeavor to make everyone a bit safer. Topics like cyberstalking, online safety, removal of information from online directories, and new privacy features on mobile devices are just a few topics we'll cover. Email him your questions at Tech@SinsandSurvivors.com
