4 Famous Cases of People Held Captive Against Their Will David and Louise Turpin, are being charged with torture and child endangerment for holding their 13 kids captive in their home. These are 3 other held captive cases that made national news: 1. Josef Fritzl For 24 years, Fritzl held his daughter Elisabeth captive in his home’s basement, where he raped and assaulted her numerous times. He was later jailed for life in 2009. 2. Cleveland Kidnappings In 2002, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus were kidnapped by a man named Ariel Castro. The three were rescued in 2013 and he was sentenced to life without parole. He committed suicide in his cell in Sep. 2013. 3. Jaycee Dugard Dugard vanished in 1991 at the age of 11, when she was kidnapped by Phillip Garrido. Garrido and his wife Nancy held Dugard captive in a backyard shed for 18 years. She was raped and birthed two children by Garrido. After visit to UC Berkeley prompted an investigation, Dugard was found and freed by police in 2009. Garrido was sentenced 431 years to life and Nancy was sentenced 36 years to life.
Brent Musburger bought a mattress from furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale for $11,996, but will get his money back if the Patriots win the Super Bowl.
Experts discuss pros and cons of artificial intelligence in casinos and a new UNLV research hub will consider whether new guardrails are needed as AI is implemented.
William “Bill” Carns was arrested last Saturday morning following an arrest warrant.
Some parts of the park are showing promising signs for an above-average wildflower bloom.
Mob figure Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was almost blown up in 1982 in a retail plaza near the Strip.
A semi-tractor trailer carrying cattle rolled over in a busy Las Vegas interchange, giving motorists a traffic headache.
UNLV fell to Fresno State on Tuesday for its fourth straight loss. The Bulldogs scored the final seven points, capped by Jake Heidbreder’s winning shot as time expired.
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Check out the scores and top performances from Tuesday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Money from a spending package will go toward a permanent Holocaust and genocide research center at UNLV, an official said.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
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Democrats now sound like free-market aficionados.
Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero and challenger Hollie Chadwick urged residents to support a proposal that seeks to continue funding for the city’s parks facilities.