Cold Cases in Nevada
ColdCaseIndex documents 9 cold cases in Nevada, spanning 1963–2005. 8 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Eric Pais
Twenty-two-year-old Eric Pais was found murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2005. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Clark County cold case files.
Joyce Weirshiem
Forty-eight-year-old Joyce Weirshiem was found murdered in Henderson, Nevada in April 2003. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Henderson Police Department cold case files.
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
Paul Scagnetti
Forty-four-year-old Paul Scagnetti was found murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 1998. Despite investigation by Las Vegas Metro Police, the case went cold. It remains in Clark County cold case files.
Carol Anderson
Thirty-seven-year-old Carol Anderson was found murdered in Reno, Nevada in January 1997. Despite investigation by Reno Police, the case went cold. It remains in Washoe County cold case files.
Tupac Shakur
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas after attending a boxing match. He died six days later at University Medical Center of Nevada. Despite numerous witnesses and theories impli
Las Vegas Jane Doe (1982)
An unidentified woman's remains were found in the desert outside Las Vegas in August 1982. She has never been identified. The case is entered in NamUs and Clark County investigators continue to seek her identity.
Tammy Terrell
An unidentified 17-year-old woman was found dead in Henderson, Nevada in May 1980. She may have been a victim of human trafficking. Despite forensic examination, she was never identified. Her case remains in Clark County
Frank Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping
Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped from his hotel room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe on December 8, 1963. A ransom of $240,000 was paid. He was released after three days. The kidnappers Barry Keenan, Joe Amsler, and John Irwin wer