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Victim Advocacy Episodes

Oct. 17, 2024

DVA Month Bonus - PNW Haunts and Homicides Presents - The Highway of …

In week 3 of Domestic Violence Month, we're sharing an episode from PNW Haunts & Homicides, hosted by the amazing and talented Caitlyn and Cassie. Normally they focus on all things spooky in the Pacific Northwest, but in this...

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Oct. 15, 2024

Endless Grief - The Murders of Sagittarius, DeMario and Martinique

Carolyn Clark knew something was wrong right away when her daughter Sagittarius Gomez started dating Eric Covington in 2008 and introduced him to her and her grandchildren, who were only 2 and 5 years old at the time. She saw...

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Oct. 8, 2024

Over the Line - Domestic Violence in Sports - Part 2

MMA fighter Jonathan 'War Machine' Koppenhaver had a reputation for violence both inside and outside the ring. But it wasn’t until 2014 that the full extent of his brutality came to light. From his disturbing comments about f...

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Oct. 1, 2024

Over the Line - Domestic Violence in Sports - Part 1

Last season, we shared stories of domestic violence victims from all walks of life. For the next two weeks, we’re turning our attention to a space where these stories make headlines—but are quickly forgotten once the stadium ...

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Sept. 17, 2024

Searching for Answers in the Murder of Justin "Jay" Smith

On March 5, 2024, around 7 p.m. on Dreamy Hill Avenue, near Commerce Street and Tropical Parkway in North Las Vegas Justin Smith (his loved ones called him “Jay”) was shot multiple times and crashed his car. He was taken …

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Sept. 10, 2024

Never Forgotten - The Murder of Jamie Sheldon

We’ve covered quite a few missing and unsolved cases this first season on Sins & Survivors, and so many times we end up mentioning the same thing, that the news media often has very little to say beyond the basic …

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Sept. 3, 2024

Flashback - The Disappearance of Camille Dardanes Dotson - 30th Anniv…

Camille Dardanes Dotson vanished from Las Vegas in September of 1994. Her friends and loved ones chased down lead after lead, hoping to find any clue of what had happened to her. 30 years later, they are still searching. “Som...

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Aug. 27, 2024

Outrage - Who killed Reba the Bulldog?

July of 2024 was the hottest July on record. The sun was setting on July 25 when 2 people cut through the parking lot behind a grocery store in the middle of Las Vegas. When they walked past the dumpster, …

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Aug. 20, 2024

California Dreaming - Who Killed Jane Arroyo Grande Doe

It was after 9 pm on Sunday, October 5, 1980, when homicide detective John Trouble Williams was called out to the desert on the far outskirts of Henderson. Two brothers had discovered the remains of a teenage girl along the …

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Aug. 13, 2024

California Dreaming - Who Killed Sahara Sue Doe

The murder rate in Las Vegas from the early 1970s to the late 1980s was 3 to 5 times as high as it is now. Given the technology of the day and the fact that Las Vegas has always been …

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Aug. 6, 2024

From Backlog to Breakthrough - The Murder of Nadia Iverson

It's easy to think that DNA is the panacea that will solve every cold case. The technology has come mind-blowingly far and has been used to solve many many cases including the murder of Stephanie Isaacson that we covered just …

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July 30, 2024

Flashback - Do Not Forget Lesly Palacio

This week, because Erick Rangel Ibrarra, Lesly Palacio's murderer has finally been apprehended in Mexico after 4 long years, we're presenting this Flashback episode from March in which we cover the tragic case of Lesly Palaci...

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July 23, 2024

The Murder of Maureen McConaha

In the early morning of Saturday, October 4th, 1997, a resident of east Las Vegas was woken up at 6:30 am by his dog barking incessantly. He walked into his backyard, where he could see the narrow strip of desert …

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July 16, 2024

When Leaving Isn't Enough

Marillorky Tamayo-Cruz moved to the Las Vegas area in 2018, for a reason it feels like we’ve cited a lot in recent cases we’ve covered: to find a better life for herself and her children. She was, as it so …

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July 2, 2024

A Twisted Nightmare - Part 4 - The Trial

In January 2009, it seemed like the murder case against Thomas Randolph would be moving forward to bring him to justice for the murders of Mike Miller and his wife Sharon Randolph. Finally, he would face some accountability for the …

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