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Sins & Survivors: A Las Vegas True Crime Podcast

Season 1

Sept. 24, 2024

Death of a Rising Star - Esmerelda Gonzalez

Like many women we talk about on Sins & Survivors, Esmerelda Gonzalez was on the rise in 2019. She was successful and getting more popular all the time. She was a model, an Instagram influencer, a college graduate, and just …

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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 27, 2024

True Crime and Paranormal Festival Recap

We recently attended the True Crime and Paranormal Festival in Denver held at the Westminster Marriott, and we wanted to recap and talk about all the fun times we had, the new people we met, and the people we REconnected …

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July 25, 2024

Tom Randolph - the Black Widower - Discussion of Investigation Discov…

With the release of the 3 part documentary on Thomas Randolph, the Black Widower, we decided to drop a bonus episode where we tall you what we think of it after watching it, and after creating a 4 part series …

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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 9, 2024

The Disappearance of Steven Koecher

Around noon on Sunday, December 13, 2009, 30-year-old Steven Koecher parked his Chevy Cavalier on the cul du sac of Savannah Springs Avenue in the Sun City Anthem retirement community of Henderson, Nevada. Grainy black and white camera footage showed...

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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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June 25, 2024

A Twisted Nightmare - Part 3 - The Murder of Beckie Gault

When the story around Sharon Randolph’s murder seemed to be increasingly full of holes, the investigation into Tom Randolph led investigators to find out about the 5 previous wives that Tom Randolph had had and sent them down the rabbit …

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June 18, 2024

A Twisted Nightmare - Part 2 - Wives of the Black Widower

Last week we covered the murder of Sharon Randolph on May 8th, 2008. Thomas Randolph called 911 and reported that his wife, Sharon, had been shot by an intruder, and he had shot and killed the intruder in self-defense. When …

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June 11, 2024

A Twisted Nightmare - Part 1 - The Murder of Sharon Randolph

On May 8th, 2008 Las Vegas Metro PD received a panicked 911 call from Thomas Randolph. He was distraught and stammering, and he told the dispatcher, “My wife’s been shot, and there’s a guy in my house, and I shot …

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June 4, 2024

Murdered by a Dead Man - Suellen and Lexi Roberts

Suellen Roberts moved to Las Vegas with her 4-year-old daughter Lexis in 2001, looking for a fresh start in a place with more opportunities, just as many people do. At the time, Las Vegas was booming. Suellen’s dad Gary only …

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May 28, 2024

Stay on the Phone - The Murder of Robin Jenkins

Robin Jenkins and David Frostick had a troubled relationship even before they were in Las Vegas, where they moved in 2009 for a fresh start and to help Robin continue and expand her music career. It didn't end up helping, …

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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 10, 2024

The Unsolved Murder of Leon Laureles - Arlene's Journey

Let us know what you think about the episode n this heartfelt episode, host Arlene delves into the tragic story of her uncle, Leon Laureles, whose life was cruelly taken in an execution-style murder outside Brownwood, Texas, ...

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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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