LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A notorious Las Vegas murder case from the 1980s is generating a new wave of public attention after People Magazine recently profiled Sandy Shaw, a central figure in the so-called “Show and Tell” murder in 1986.
Shaw was 16 when she became the youngest female ever sent to a Nevada prison, where she served 21 years for a crime she didn’t commit.
Anyone who lived in Las Vegas in the 80s likely remembers the shocking headlines and a very quick trial. However, what happened to Shaw after she was shipped away to prison is not nearly as sensational. She does not claim to be completely innocent, only innocent of the crime that sent her away, presumably for life…