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Vegas Crime Files

Vegas Crime Files

Written by: Heidi Harris
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 Vegas Crime Files takes you inside the crimes that shaped Las Vegas — and the investigations that brought the bad guys down. Hosted by longtime Las Vegas broadcaster Heidi Harris, this isn’t armchair true crime or breathless speculation. Heidi knows the city, the streets, and — yes — the guy who arrested the guy. As a Vegas native with decades of local media experience, Heidi brings real access, real context, and real conversations with the detectives, prosecutors, and insiders who worked the cases. No sensationalism. No crime-as-entertainment fluff. Just smart, sober storytelling from someone who understands how this town actually works. From infamous cases to lesser-known crimes with big consequences, Vegas Crime Files delivers what most true-crime podcasts can’t: credibility, clarity, and the inside story. 🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you get your podcasts.Copyright 2026 Heidi Harris
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  • Who's the dead guy in the barrel?

    Who's the dead guy in the barrel?
    Jan 16 2026

    When Lake Mead’s water levels dropped, they revealed more than abandoned boats and buried history—they revealed a body sealed inside a barrel. Who was this person, and why has no one ever identified them? In this the premier episode of Vegas Crime Files, host Heidi Harris explores the mystery alongside a cold case detective and a veteran journalist, uncovering the investigative dead ends, the unanswered questions, and the quiet human tragedy behind one of Las Vegas’s most unsettling discoveries.

    Body https://news3lv.com/news/local/body-found-in-barrel-at-lake-mead-remains-unidentified-after-three-years

    Shoes and clothing https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/clothing-shoes-could-help-id-man-found-dead-in-barrel-at-lake-mead-outside-las-vegas/

    What did he look like? https://www.crimeonline.com/2023/11/30/fbi-provides-composites-of-man-found-shot-dead-in-barrel-in-lake-mead-last-year/

    Son of drowning victim recently discovered speaks out https://news3lv.com/news/local/son-of-identified-lake-mead-victim-remembers-father-thomas-erndt-clark-county-southern-nevada-las-vegas-skeletal-remains-20-years-later-2002-drowning

    Clothing https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/clothing-shoes-could-help-id-man-found-dead-in-barrel-at-lake-mead-outside-las-vegas/

    Mob Museum story on bodies in barrels https://themobmuseum.org/blog/stuffing-murder-victims-in-barrels-a-common-practice-since-mid-19th-century/

    Vegas cold case recently solved https://dnasolves.com/articles/stephanie-isaacson-murder/

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