Las Vegas Episodes

A young mother of three, Brittney Lavoll, did everything right to escape her abuser—but it wasn’t enough. Her tragic murder sparks urgent questions about domestic violence and gun laws. Plus, the mysterious disappearance of Courtney Lynn Townsend

He had already taken a life—and the system let him walk free. Less than a year after his release, Mark Michael Ford murdered again, leaving two families shattered and a community searching for answers.

Margaret Rudin was known as the Black Widow in the Media, but this week we take a closer look at her trial and everything since.

With her husband missing, Margaret Rudin becomes the target of the investigation

A 64-year-old wealthy real estate developer vanished a few days before Christmas in 1994, and all the clues pointed in just one direction.

Nichole Nick had dreams of reuniting with her children—but a violent relationship ended in tragedy.

Many of the cases we have covered are cases of domestic violence between married people, but this week we’re sharing a horrifying recent case of a murder that happened here in Las Vegas in broad daylight where the murderer was an ex-boyfriend of the victim This month is stalking awareness month, and while this case is a domestic violence homicide case, it also has a stalking component. Even years after the end of her relationship with the man who murdered her, he remained obsessed… watching, wa...

This week we're taking time to amplify cases of the missing from across the country in the hopes that these families can finally get the closure they deserve.

Cherllyn Beardall was a devoted mother of three, known for her warm heart and dedication to her children, but in July 2020, she vanished without a trace, leaving her family desperate for answers. At first, her boyfriend claimed she’d walked away from her life. His story didn't add up, and her loved ones suspected something was wrong. She wasn’t the kind of person to abandon her children, and soon, troubling details began to surface. Eventually, the truth of her disappearance would come out, bu...

A devoted father, an Air Force veteran, and a man who worked hard to provide for his family—Joe Stutzman’s life was built on dedication and love. But what happens when that life collides with betrayal and desperation? It’s a story of trust shattered, a family torn apart, and the lengths someone will go to keep what they believe is theirs. What led to Joe’s tragic death, and how did a young man with a hockey mask become the key to uncovering the truth? https://sinspod.co/55sources Domestic Viol...

Diana Leone disappeared in February 2000, and the horrific details her young daughter shared with police about the last time she saw her mom left investigators and family members with little hope that Diana would be found alive.  We’ve talked before...

Diana Leone was a 35-year-old mother of two young children with softness in her cheeks, blond curls, with a spooked and haunted look in her eyes, foreshadowing what was coming. In the late 1980s Diana, not much more than a child herself, was caught in a terrifying abusive relationship with a monstrous man decades older than her just minutes from the glamor of the Las Vegas strip. Police records detail years of horrible abuse, shocking incidents, and dropped charges. In 1999 after a particularl...

Jean Moore and Al Henderson seemed like a happy older couple. They took a trip to Laughlin Nevada for a few days of gambling, won some money, and visited their favorite casinos in the smaller Las Vegas-like resort town. However on the final day of their trip, Jean disappeared without a trace, leaving Al in a panic trying to find her. Over the next few weeks though, authorities started to wonder if Jean had actually ever made it to Laughlin… https://sinspod.co/52sources Domestic Violence Resour...

Tony Bagley was a typical 7-year-old in Las Vegas hoping to get a great haul of candy on Halloween in 1994. Dressed as a Skeleton, he walked through the streets of North Las Vegas trick-or-treating with his family What happened next would shock the Las Vegas Community as a hail of bullets was fired at the family. But why? And by whom? https://sinspod.co/51sources Domestic Violence Resources http://sinspod.co/resources Click here to become a member of our Patreon! https://sinspod.co/patreon Vis...

We have a special treat today. We were invited by Jake Deptula (@jaked3000) and Michele Locke (@attorneymichelelocke) onto the Love Lust Fear Podcast (@lovelustfearpod ) to discuss the recent horrifying murder of Ashley and Dennis Prince in Dennis' Summerlin Law Office. Michelle is an absolute rock star expert in the area of family law and domestic violence, and of course, you know Jake as the expert in all things relationships and Stalking from his other huge podcast @strictlystalkingpod It w...

The unbelievable story of what happened in the Prince Law Offices in Las Vegas. It's hard to imagine a situation that would be more perfectly set up to go so horribly wrong.

A year after the murder of SeMauri Norris, still his family has no answers. They finally got an autopsy report, but can't get the police report, and they've had no updates on the case. It's an outrage, his family is legally due these answers....

Mark and Debby Constantino were an overnight success in the paranormal world. With charisma, eagerness for the job, and some excellent connections in the industry, things were happening for them quickly. But when the cameras were gone, their relationship was plagued not by the paranormal, but by domestic violence. Despite some amazing breaks, it all started crashing down for them as alcohol, ego, and public conflict started taking their toll. The toxicity between Mark and Debby wasn't new by a...

In the early hours of the evening on March 21st, 2012, police were called to the scene of a horrific and chaotic attack on Craig Road in North Las Vegas. The 911 calls indicated that a man had gone on a rampage attacking a woman with a machete and then had started cutting his own throat in a parking lot. Maria Del Carmen Gomez was lying in the parking lot outside of her place of work in a pool of blood, next to her apparent attacker, who was also bleeding profusely from his neck. What happened ...

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 the signs of domestic abuse in Eric and Sagitarius’s relationship and feared for her daughter’s safety and for the safety of her grandchildren. When the unimaginable finally happened, it was the third time tragedy had struck their family and the second time in only 3 month...

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 fellow fighters, to an all-out tantrum over a Slurpee, to a chilling attempt at murder, this story shows the dangerous overlap of domestic violence and athletes. https://sinspod.co/47sources Domestic Violence Resources http://sinspod.co/resources Click here to become a memb...

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 a savvy woman whose friends and even her ex-boyfriend agreed - was destined for greatness. Tragically, of course, it was not to be. Her bright light was snuffed out by a violent man who saw her only for what she was wearing, not who she was. He and his accomplices committed ...

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 to the University Medical Center and after several days, sadly, he did not make it, leaving behind so many people who loved and depended on him. We speak to three of those many loved ones, Jojo, his son’s mom, his brother Xavier, and his partner Sam. They knew him best so we’re...

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 details of a case, and maybe the physical attributes of the victim. Every victim we’ve talked about this season was so much more than what happened to them, and we think it’s important to tell their stories whenever possible. We have a case like that today for you, but happily, we wer...