’48 Hours’ looks at murder of Palms cocktail waitress Tiaffay — VIDEO
October 16, 2015 - 12:55 pm
Former Las Vegas firefighter George Tiaffay was convicted last month of having his estranged wife, Shauna Tiaffay, murdered.
That shouldn't come as much of a surprise to Las Vegans, as both the case and trial received extensive coverage.
For everyone else, though, the story is being presented as "Vengeance in Vegas," this week's episode of "48 Hours" (10 p.m. Saturday, CBS).
After returning home Sept. 29, 2012, after her shift as a Palms cocktail waitress, Shauna Tiaffay was murdered with a hammer in her Summerlin apartment. But her husband had a solid alibi: He was at work at the time.
"We were all so scared," fellow waitress Siana Nikolav tells "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.
"Was somebody stalking her? Was someone obsessed with her?" co-worker Lacey Green asks.
"She was his world," Maria McGrew says of her brother, George. "That was his, his life. And then, when their daughter came around, they were just the cutest trio ever."
In addition to members of Shauna Tiaffay's and George Tiaffay's families, the episode includes interviews with investigators and maintenance man William Pennix, whose tip eventually led police to George Tiaffay.
Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com. On Twitter: @life_onthecouch.
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