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With the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Federal Volstead Act, liquor was, by and large, made illegal across the United States starting in 1920 – including in the tiny newly-formed desert town of Las Vegas.

This immediately created a lucrative black market for the illicit sale of alcohol, and along with it came an explosion of violent crime as competing rackets fought for control of this new underground market.

Click here to read more about prohibition-era crime in Las Vegas - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!

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BONUS EPISODE

Thousands of bombs have gone off across the United States over the course of the 20th & 21st centuries for every reason…from the personal, to the political, to the financial.

And through its short history, the city of Las Vegas has not been spared from the threat of criminal bombings.

Click here to read more about some of the most famous bombings to occur in Las Vegas - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!

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The term "serial killer" originated in the 1970s and was coined to describe individuals who commit a series of murders, typically with a cooling-off period between each crime.

The FBI formally defined "serial murder" in the 1980s, highlighting the repetitive nature of the killings and the psychological motivation behind them.

The term has since become widely used in criminology and pop culture to categorize and understand this specific type of criminal behavior…

…a criminal behavior from which Las Vegas has not been spared.

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Las Vegas resident, Frank Waters survived his service with the U.S. military in Europe during World War II.

But only a year after the war's end, the consequences of Frank's actions overseas followed him thousands of miles back to the middle of the Mojave Desert, ultimately leading to a series of events that would end with Frank's murder and a trial that made international headlines.

Click here to learn more about the murder of Frank Waters by his wife, Bridget - including newspaper articles, photos, and more!

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In the spring of 1996, a trio of bodies were discovered in the desert just outside of Las Vegas. Initially believed to be victims of sex trafficking, the case remained unsolved for over a decade, demonstrating a troubling proposition:

Three people can be murdered in a major American city, with little more than a passing mention in the local press and zero potential suspects.

Click here to learn more about the triple-murder of Luz Maria Mucino, Edith Mucino Gonzalez, and Gabriela Mucino Gonzalez - including newspaper articles, photos, and more!

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Nevada offers the same lax residency requirements to obtain divorce today as it did nearly 100 years ago; a person only has to live in the state for six weeks before being eligible to for a divorce.

But not too long after Nevada gained a reputation as the place to go for a quickie divorce, Las Vegas was the scene of a brutal public murder on the steps of a law office in a tale involving domestic violence, the death of a child, and a desperate insanity plea to avoid the gas chamber.

Click here to learn more about the murder of Evelyn Miller by her husband, Ray - including newspaper articles, photos, and more!

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It's one of the most high-profile murders in the history of Las Vegas.

On a scorching hot 115 degree summer day, a former FBI agent & prominent attorney left his office in downtown Las Vegas and made his way to the third floor parking garage.

Bill Coulthard climbing into the car, cracked the window, started the ignition, and THAT'S when it happened...

Click here to learn more about the murder of Bill Coulthard - including newspaper articles, photos, and more!

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In 1950's Las Vegas, the most powerful newspaper owner in the city went on trial for publishing an editorial that Federal Prosecutors alleged was intended to incite the assassination of an extremely controversial U.S. Senator.

The resulting court case was a national sensation, involving intrigue at the highest levels of the government and a concerted effort to defeat the destructive political involvement in the ruthless pursuit of "the Red Menace".

Click here to learn more about the incredible case of Joe McCarthy vs. Hank Greenspun - including newspaper articles, photos, and more!

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