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The upcoming episode of Sin City Murders , titled “Death in a Casino Stairwell,” will air on Oxygen on Sunday, April 28, 2024 , at 7 p.m. ET . It will explore the murder of Donald Idiens by Greg Chao. The synopsis of the episode reads, “An expert poker player is found beaten to death in an Imperial Palace stairwell, leading detectives to investigate a mysterious phone call and hours of surveillance footage; hotel staff help police crack the case and track down a killer.”
Greg Chao was 41 years old when the court found him guilty of first-degree murder and robbery using a deadly weapon in 2007. The conviction was in relation to the 1997 killing of Donald Idiens, a passionate gambler and real estate developer. On December 8, 1997, Donald Idiens was at the Mirage Hotel casino, where he left behind coins worth $822 and disappeared suddenly. His friends then reported him missing. As per Times Colonist , his body was found by the staff at the Imperial Palace, another hotel in the vicinity of Las Vegas.