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May 21, 2024

A Father's Nightmare - The Murder of Michelle Carson

Michele Carson traveled to Las Vegas with her friend Vicki, in October 2010. They came into town from West Covina, California to get together with friends. One of those friends was Michele’s ex-boyfriend, Justin Burns. “We had no idea, absolutely...

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May 14, 2024

The Unsolved Disappearance of Karla Rodriguez

Karla Rodriguez, whom her family called “Karlita” was like any other 7-year-old little girl living here in the Las Vegas Valley in the late 1990s. Her parents moved here to give their kids a better life and to pursue more …

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May 7, 2024

Remembering Rizza

Let us know what you think about the episode On a Friday night in June 2023, Rizza Abrera was sitting in the nail salon she owned, getting her nails done. Her ex-boyfriend, a man who had raised many red flags …

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April 30, 2024

Justice for Se'Mauri

National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) is April 21–27, 2024. It's a time to recognize the rights of crime victims and survivors. This week we're talking about Se'Mauri Norris-Johnson who was shot while out on Halloween 2...

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April 23, 2024

Trace Evidence - Solving Stephanie's Murder

Stephanie Isaacson was finishing up her freshman year at El Dorado High School in Las Vegas back on June 1st, 1989. She walked to school, just like she did every day, walking up Stewart Avenue, then taking a left on …

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April 16, 2024

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

Todays episode is the story of Bronwyn Green Richards, a beautiful soul who was caught in a horribly abusive relationship and finally murdered by him. She leaves behind a vast army of people who love her including her childre...

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April 9, 2024

A Fight For Survival - Catherine Brewington & Brittany Figiel

We’ve covered many tragic cases in which a domestic violence victim or a victim and her children are murdered. Sometimes though, when a victim is pushed too far by an abuser, and through sheer luck ends up surviving, but kill...

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April 9, 2024

A Fight For Survival - Swing Shift (Free Bonus Episode)

We're dropping this swing shift as a FREE BONUS episode to celebrate our upcoming Patreon! . We've covered a lot of cases on the "self defense" topic so we needed some time to discuss. We have a big surprise in …

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April 2, 2024

A Fight for Survival - Tammy Lucero

The judicial system doesn't always get it right, and that’s also true in domestic violence cases. We refer to people involved in these cases with words like victim and abuser, and sometimes “murderer”. The problem can arise ...

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March 26, 2024

The King & The Queen - The Unsolved Murders of Dana McKay and Mary Hu…

Is there anything more Las Vegas than an Elvis impersonator? I don’t think so. You see them everywhere…on the strip, in at least 4 separate shows we’re aware of, and you can even be married by Elvis in pretty much …

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March 19, 2024

Monster in the House - The Murder or Nara Patterson and her Children

Let us know what you think about the episode When Schinara Bernoudy married Marvin Patterson in May 2019, she thought she’d met “the one”. Marvin seemed to have a good relationship with her children, and they ended up having ...

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March 12, 2024

Do Not Forget Lesly Palacio

Update! July 27th 2024 - Erick Rangel Ibarra, Lesly's Murderer has been Apprehended in Mexico!!! We will be adding details as we learn them #JusticeForLesly #DoNotForgetLeslyPalacio Another amazing young woman whose star was ...

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March 5, 2024

The Last Dance - Debbie Flores Narvaez - Part 2

Debbie Flores Narvaez was an intelligent and talented young dancer who pursued her passion here in Las Vegas.. but then disappeared without a trace. In this episode, we learn what happened to her, and who was responsible. The...

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Feb. 27, 2024

The Last Dance - Debbie Flores Narvaez - Part 1

Let us know what you think about the episode Debbie Flores Narvaez was an intelligent and talented young dancer who pursued her passion here in Las Vegas.. but then disappeared without a trace. In this episode, we explore her...

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Feb. 20, 2024

Stolen Future - The Murder of Makayla Rhiner

In this week's episode, we share the tragic story of Makayla Rhiner, a 21-year-old young woman whose life was cut short by her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Michael Hanson, after a brief three-month relationship. Despite common misco...

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