Authorities believe a body found encased in a concrete and wooden structure in the Las Vegas desert is that of 24-year-old Esmeralda Gonzalez, court documents indicate.
David Ferrara
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Assistant City Editor
Email: dferrara@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 380-1039
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Before being named assistant city editor in September 2021, David covered courts and legal affairs for the Review-Journal. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
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