LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A 55-year-old mystery about a Canadian woman who seemingly fell off the face of the Earth was partially solved earlier this month with the announcement from police in Las Vegas that human remains found in the desert more than half a century ago had finally been identified.
But there was a bigger surprise when police mentioned who may be responsible for the woman’s death — two names that reach back to the bloodiest days of the mob in Las Vegas. It’s the story of a father and son murder-for-hire squad.
Early in the Scorsese movie “Casino,” there’s a shot that glides across the Mojave while the narrator, Joe Pesci’s character, casually notes there are a lot of holes out there in the desert outside of Las Vegas, implying there are a lot of bodies buried out there by the mob.
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Two of the most prolific killers of that era were not members of the mafia, but they handled dirty deeds for the mob and for many other powerful interests. And now their names have surfaced in connection with the remains of a Canadian woman missing since the late 60s…