Ghosts of Vegas Past

If it's October, it must be time for another trip into the world of classic horror fiction.  This year's entry is The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers, which is part of a larger anthology called The King in Yellow.   Have you ever started down the road into a relationship you knew wasn't a good idea?  This year's protagonist sure does.... Be sure to follow the show on Instagram @GOVPPod, or contact us at govppod@gmail.com More history content coming soon!  

In Fall 2012, one of the worst cases of hoarding ever recorded was uncovered in one of Las Vegas' nicest neighborhoods.  How could someone live in a house packed to the rafters with trash?   Jane Ann Morrison's original article about the case:  https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/help-comes-for-hoarder-neighbors-in-las-vegas/ Dr. Todd Grande's episode about alleged killer Rob Telles:  https://youtu.be/NKLfaJbmWNM  

It's that time of year again, where we turn our attention to another piece of classic horror fiction.  This year's entry is "Pickman's Model," one of H.P. Lovecraft's best and most accesible works. Dripping in the antique spookiness of Old New England, this story is a great introduction to one of the 20th Century's most important authors.   Follow us on Instagram at govppod for Vegas history content, or contact me directly at govphost@gmail.com for your questions, concerns, and emotional outbursts.

In the Summer of 1987, a painfully shy teenager named Kathy Hobbs is abducted from her East Las Vegas home and brutally murdered.  A serial killer already on Death Row in Texas named Michael Lee Lockhart is ultimately fingered, but was he the responsible party? This story was featured in the first season of Unsolved Mysteries; today we give it a full GOVP Examination.

In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, actress Carole Lombard went out of her way to support the war effort.  What she didn't know was that poorly thought-out Civil Defense plans would take her life and bring Hollywood's greatest love story to an abrupt end.

In 1942, one half of the most celebrated couple in Hollywood history met her end on a mountainside just outside of a then-unknown town called Las Vegas.  In this episode, we look at daily life in this little desert hamlet, as well as reviewing how Clark Gable and Carole Lombard came to be Hollywood's Golden Couple.

We're taking a break from history content today; instead relax as your host reads a classic from the mind of Edgar Allan Poe - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

Henderson, Nevada wasn't always the good part of Vegas.  They used to make rocket fuel there, until the day eight million pounds of it exploded with the force equivalent of a small nuke. What follows is the story of this tragic event, and how it set the table for Henderson to become one of America's most desirable addresses.

20 miles below Hoover Dam, a resort community was built at the bottom of a wash.  What could possibly go wrong?

The biggest 3-Ring Circus of a trial since OJ descends upon Las Vegas.  Will there be a similar outcome?

The day Ted Binion died, law enforcement had no reason to suspect that Rick Tabish and Sandy Murphy had anything to do with it.  During the months to follow, the pair would seemingly do everything in their power to look as guilty as humanly possible.  What would Las Vegas Metro PD's next move be?

The final 24 hours of Ted Binion's life, and the first 48 hours thereafter.  

Lonnie "Ted" Binion, son of the legendary casino magnate Benny Binion, was found dead in his home on September 17, 1998.  At first, it was assumed to be an accidental overdose, but suspicion soon swirled around his decades-younger girlfriend's motives. Did Binion simply overdose?  Or was it murder?