Duran Bailey
Duran Bailey was found murdered in Las Vegas in 2001. Kirstin Blaise Lobato was convicted of his murder but her conviction was vacated after innocence advocates showed she was 200 miles away. A retrial led to a plea deal. The true killer was never identified.
Duran Bailey is documented in the ColdCaseIndex database as a homicide case in Las Vegas, Nevada. The events are dated to July 8, 2001. The victim is recorded as male. The last known information on record places the case at July 8, 2001, Las Vegas, NV.
Within the ColdCaseIndex taxonomy, Duran Bailey is filed under Homicide with a status of Unsolved. A homicide entry documents a killing in which the perpetrator has not been identified, has not been convicted, or where the case is otherwise historically notable. The record is cross-referenced under the themes homicide, Nevada, Las Vegas, wrongful conviction, unsolved, which connect it to related cases across the database.
As of the most recent information compiled here, no arrest has been publicly recorded in the Duran Bailey case, and it remains open and unsolved. Cases like this can be reactivated at any time — advances in DNA analysis, forensic genetic genealogy, and renewed public attention have resolved cases that lay dormant for decades.
Primary jurisdiction for the Duran Bailey case rests with local law enforcement in Las Vegas, supported by Nevada state investigative authorities. The case sits within a wider national picture: the U.S. homicide clearance rate has fallen from roughly 90% in the 1960s to about 54% today, and more than 346,000 homicides recorded since 1965 remain unsolved. ColdCaseIndex documents individual cases like this one to keep them publicly visible and searchable.
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