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Discover the untold stories of domestic violence, missing persons, and unsolved cases with Sins and Survivors, a Las Vegas true crime podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of victims and...
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Discover the untold stories of domestic violence, missing persons, and unsolved cases with Sins and Survivors, a Las Vegas true crime podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of victims and survivors. Every Tuesday, Shaun & John delve into real-life cases with thoughtful analysis, expert research, and a commitment to justice. What happens here, happens everywhere.
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Sins & Survivors: A Las Vegas True Crime Podcast
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10 JUN 2025 · Secoya Williams was an amazing young woman who made friends wherever she went, but when she went to see her friend perform at a local nightclub, the unimaginable happened.
Today we're sharing the story and celebrating the life of Secoya
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3 JUN 2025 · A young mother found dead in 1994. A DNA breakthrough in 2024. Who was Melonie White—and who killed her?
In August of 1994, two hikers made a grim discovery on Lake Mead Boulevard... The remains of a young woman at the bottom of a gypsum wash. The victim was Melonie White, a 27-year-old mom who had recently moved to Las Vegas with her boyfriend.
What happened was decades of agonizing silence with her friends and family wondering who could have done this. Today we’ll talk about what we know about Melanie and the events that brought closure after almost 30
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27 MAY 2025 · “When I found out I was going to jail, I trusted in the system. I figured everything would be okay as long as I told them the truth. I had no idea how wrong I'd be.”
In July of 2001, Blaise was a teenager with no criminal history, no motive, and no evidence linking her to the crime. And yet, she was charged with murder and facing the rest of her life behind bars.
No physical evidence tied her to the scene, she didn’t know the victim, Duran Bailey, and she was 170 miles away when he was killed. But none of that mattered.
This week, we cover what happened next—and how the system twisted the truth and stole 16 years of Blaise Lobato’s life.
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20 MAY 2025 · When Blaise fled the Budget Suites parking lot in May of 2001, she knew she had done what she had to do to protect herself.
Three months later, when a man was found dead on the opposite side of town, Las Vegas police ignored her alibi, ignored forensic evidence, and ignored common sense to chase a rumor.
That would ultimately cost Blaise 16 years of her life.
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13 MAY 2025 · We recently covered the animal abuse case that resulted in the death of Reba the bulldog when she was left next to a dumpster in 110-degree heat in the hottest part of summer here in Las Vegas.
Because of some other recent cases of animal abuse, we’re taking this episode to highlight that while domestic violence is a huge problem here, so is animal cruelty and abuse
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6 MAY 2025 · Maria Flores planned a brave escape from domestic violence, but tragedy struck, devastating her family forever.
Screaming and the sound of gunshots broke the silence early in the morning of June 1st, 2013, on Cotton St in East Las Vegas, shocking Manuel Mata's daughter awake.
Who was that screaming? Did she just hear 3 gunshots, or was it 4? Terrified, she locked her bedroom door and hid in the closet, and called the first person she thought of, her grandfather
She told him she’d heard gunfire in the house and didn't know what to do.
In a panic over his family’s safety, he went to the house that his son Manuel shared with his girlfriend Maria Flores. What he found would change their lives forever.
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29 APR 2025 · We're bringing you this special Swing Shift bonus episode with an important update to Tabatha Tozzi's case on Ozwaldo Perez Sanchez
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29 APR 2025 · In honor of DNA day we're talking about the first person to EVER be exonerated by DNA evidence, Gary Dotson
Imagine you're 20 years old, your whole life ahead of you, and suddenly you're accused of a horrific crime by someone you've never met.
You have an airtight alibi, or so you think, friends and family who swear you're innocent, and yet you're convicted and sentenced to decades in prison. Years later, your accuser admits it was all a lie. But the justice system isn't done with you yet.
This is the shocking, tumultuous story of Gary Dotson, the first person exonerated by DNA evidence, whose life became a rollercoaster of despair, hope, tragedy, and redemption.
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22 APR 2025 · A tragic Las Vegas accident exposes layers of jealousy, drugs, and domestic violence. When Julie Bush kills her boyfriend, Richard Penardo, a disturbing past surfaces—linking him to another brutal murder 16 years earlier. Can justice ever truly break a family's cycle of trauma?
Sometimes, a news story seems to be a simple, straightforward tragic case of someone injured in a car accident. That's where we start today, but as we dig deeper, we find not only a tangled mess of jealousy and domestic violence but another related case from almost two decades ago.
Once we started digging into what happened with Richard Penardo and Julie Dean Bush in May of 2024 here in Las Vegas, it was like peeling back the layers of an onion. It turned out to be a case of some seemingly very troubled people, drug use, various deadly weapons.. And it tied back to another case from 2008
This one left us with some pretty complex reactions, and we were reminded that justice isn't always a straight line.
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15 APR 2025 · Vanished without a trace in 2006. Nearly 19 years later, Steven Bradley's family is still waiting for answers.
In 2006, Steven, a Las Vegas husband and father, left for work and never came home. His car turned up 250 miles away, with no signs of a struggle and no sign of Steve.
Almost 19 years later, his family still has no answers about what happened to him. This case didn’t make headlines, but every missing person matters. This week, we are sharing his story.
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Discover the untold stories of domestic violence, missing persons, and unsolved cases with Sins and Survivors, a Las Vegas true crime podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of victims and survivors. Every Tuesday, Shaun & John delve into real-life cases with thoughtful analysis, expert research, and a commitment to justice. What happens here, happens everywhere.
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| Author | Shaun M |
| Organization | J M |
| Categories | True Crime , Technology , Education |
| Website | www.sinsandsurvivors.com |
| john_mattos@me.com |
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