The answers to who killed then-31-year-old John Dubeck and his wife, Francis, remain elusive and the case a mystery, despite strong past indicators of possible mob connections.
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Historians point to one casino and two men as the first famous encounter that kicked off an era of mobster influence.
The city’s mobsters roots run deep. Here are a list of mob-connected homes that has sold in recent years, including one formerly owned by Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.
The house is connected to former mobsters who appeared in the 1995 film “Casino.”
Oscar Goodman loves telling a good story — almost as much as he enjoys his Bombay Sapphire gin. He had both at his disposal while recording Season 3 of “Mobbed Up,” the Review-Journal’s award-winning podcast.
From where Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro lived to where they made headlines, these spots will help you create your own DIY mob tour.
Former federal prosecutor Stan Hunterton, one of the people responsible for driving the mob out of Las Vegas casinos, died on Saturday at the age of 74.
Oscar Goodman regaled the Mob Museum crowd Wednesday night with stories from his defense of Jimmy Chagra as well as other asides about his time as a criminal defense attorney.
Some artifacts for sale were exhibited at the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana.
Two experts at Las Vegas’ Mob Museum hypothesize that the ruthless enforcer killed one of three men with mob ties who disappeared decades ago without a trace.
To many, the grim discovery of the body of a shooting victim in Lake Mead inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past, but the the reality could be as murky as the waters where the body was found.
Like many mafia stories, the history of the Mob Museum, now in its 10th year in downtown Las Vegas, has had its fair share of fans and detractors.
Wayne Newton and Johnny Carson, two of the biggest stars in the entertainment world, both set their sights on buying the Aladdin after regulators stripped the resort’s owners of their gaming licenses.
It was the final chapter of the troubled Las Vegas Strip resort controlled by the mob two decades earlier, then rescued by a big-name entertainer only to fall into ruin.
Harry Claiborne — the Nevada judge who stood up to prosecutors fighting the mob — was charged with bribery and filing false tax returns, and was the first federal judge to be impeached by the House.
