Felony Friday - Murder for Dummies (Patreon)

Sometimes law enforcement is left with minimal evidence and very little to go off of, even in the later stages of a homicide investigation. It’s why we see a lot of cases go cold, for years on end and even sometimes… forever. In 2017, Las Vegas Metro police refused to let that happen. After realizing they might have a serial murderer on their hands, they took action. With the similarities of each homicide having shown frightening resemblances to the next, authorities knew it was only a matter of time before another attack occurred. There are many ways to commit murder, but there are also many ways to prevent it - and Nevada would arguably become the home of the most creative plan to catch a killer…after Las Vegas Metro authorities facilitated one of the most bizarre and unorthodox sting operations in history. 

Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources:

• Shane Schindler's Plea Agreement | PDF
• Facebook: Vegas Youth Ambassadors
• Police bust man suspected of Vegas homeless men 'thrill killings' by putting a decoy mannequin on the street as bait and watching him bash it with a hammer
• Las Vegas man charged with attempted murder in mannequin hammer attack
• Las Vegas police reveal how dummy helped secure conviction
• To catch a killer, Vegas police leave mannequin on sidewalk — then watch as man bashes it with hammer - The Washington Post
• Shane Schindler, a Potential Serial Killer Halted : r/serialkillers
• Friends remember homeless man killed near downtown Las Vegas
• Police video shows hammer attack on mannequin | Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Shane Allen Schindler | High Desert State Prison | Nevada Inmates & Offenders
• NDOC Inmate Search
• Man headed to prison after attacking mannequin in Las Vegas
• Las Vegas police who caught suspect in deaths of homeless men empathized with victims
• Police Catch Man Hitting Homeless People with a Hammer
• Bay City man attacks mannequin in Las Vegas
• Man arrested after attacking homeless man decoy with hammer
• Homicide detectives interview Bay City man in connection with homeless killings
• Man in hammer attack charged with attempted murder
• Man pleads guilty in Las Vegas mannequin attack
• Las Vegas morning update for Friday, August 25th
• Facebook: Mob Museum displays 'victim' in dummy attack

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “All the Remains (Instrumental)” by Wicked Cinema
• Closing Track: “The Way Back” by Moments

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music & sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® & SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com