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Police need help identifying suspect in Las Vegas homicide

Nearly a month after a Las Vegas man was “brutally stabbed inside his apartment,” no arrests have been made, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.

Coroner IDs Las Vegas man, woman killed in murder-suicide

Police responding to call about a shooting on Sunday found Mallory Michaelis, 32, and Andrew Vo, 34, dead at an apartment complex on the 4100 block of West Twain Avenue.

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Las Vegas judge overturns 2007 murder conviction

Jemar Matthews was found guilty of 12 counts, and sentenced to life in prison. His quest to overturn his conviction was unsuccessful for years — until this March, when a federal judge ruled that a prosecutor’s “plainly improper” comments ripped him of his fair trial rights and resulted in a wrongful conviction.

Las Vegas woman searches for answers in son’s shooting death

Las Vegas police found Jared Medina’s body on Jan. 5 on West Lake Mead Boulevard. First responders did not notice any signs of trauma, but an autopsy the next day showed he had been shot in the back.

Judge tosses plea in slaying of Arbor View freshman

In a highly unusual move, at the request of prosecutors, a judge on Thursday tossed out the guilty plea of a man who a month ago admitted to the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Arbor View High School freshman.