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Mike Shoro

Mike Shoro is a Las Vegas-based writer whose work includes covering the city’s gaming and tourism industries, as well as crimes like the Oct. 1, 2017, massacre on the Las Vegas Strip.

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GRIM REAPER

How an Obscure Democrat Became the Scariest Man in Las Vegas

His job was to help people pick up the pieces after their loved ones died. Then he had his own ax to grind.

Pilar Melendez

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CONNECTING THE DOTS

How Cops Say a Furious Pol Murdered His Journalist Nemesis

DNA under the fingernails of the victim and bloody shoes helped police find their man despite a bizarre disguise.

Pilar Melendez

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JUST WILD

Police Arrest County Official in Murder of Vegas Journalist

Clark County Public Admin Robert Telles lost his re-election primary in June after a series of damning stories by Jeff German, who was stabbed to death last week.

Pilar Melendez

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