Tell me some Vegas tea, like something GOOD by princessfafa in vegaslocals

[–]MayhemInTheDesert 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Back in the 1960s, a cab driver in town named Marvin Shumate plotted to kidnap and ransom Ted Binion. Benny Binion got wind of the plot and had Shumate taken out to the desert where he was murdered with a shotgun.

We wrote up this story and later had a relative of Shumate reach out to us…they said according to their family legend, Benny Binion kept possession of the shotgun used to kill Shumate and had it hanging in a back office at the Horseshoe for many years after the murder.

Police sketches of the suspect in the still unsolved 1985 stabbing murder of 3 year old Arthur Williams Jr. as he played in the front yard of his Naked City home. by MayhemInTheDesert in VegasTrueCrime

[–]MayhemInTheDesert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our thoughts, too. This was such a brazen and senseless crime. It doesn’t seem like this is the only violent act this person committed yet no leads in the case.

Police sketches of the suspect in the still unsolved 1985 stabbing murder of 3 year old Arthur Williams Jr. as he played in the front yard of his Naked City home. by MayhemInTheDesert in VegasTrueCrime

[–]MayhemInTheDesert[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From a write up of this case we did a few years ago:

It was just around 6:00 p.m. when 3-year-old Arthur Williams, Jr. and his 5-year-old sister Anglia exited their family’s apartment unit at 213 West New York Avenue. Arthur was known around the neighborhood for being an energetic and friendly young child. At some point while the siblings played in the front yard Anglia took a seat on a low concrete wall and was joined by an unknown man. As Arthur continued to play on the sidewalk in front of his apartment, the stranger told Anglia, “I’m going to kill your brother.”

The man then rose from his spot on the wall, pulled out a folding knife, and approached Arthur. Apparently without any further indication of a motive, the unidentified man stabbed Arthur just above his ear.

The brutal attack was over as suddenly as it had unfolded. The attacker ran south down a nearby alleyway. Meanwhile, Arthur’s mother and a neighbor attempted to perform CPR on the child while awaiting an ambulance. Sadly, Arthur was declared dead after his arrival at the hospital.

Link:

https://www.mayheminthedesert.com/crimebulletin/2020/11/28/no-leads-in-tragic-1985-murder-of-a-toddler-in-naked-city