Standing just 5’3” tall, former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Debra Gauthier is not exactly intimidating.  Then again, the tough-guy approach wasn’t her m-o out in the field when dealing with criminals.  Her voice of reason became her biggest crime fighting weapon. For her, a career in law enforcement...

If you’ve had the opportunity to visit The Mob Museum and step into the courtroom located on the second floor, then you’ve been well-briefed on the Kefauver Committee hearings.  Those hearings, held in 1950-51 in 14 US cities including Las Vegas, exposed organized crime to America. They were headed by...

When the bullet that claimed the life our Nation’s 35th President was fired, no one imagined the intensive and long-lasting investigation that would follow.  To this day, and despite all reports hoping to bring to some closure and conclusion, John F. Kennedy’s death still remains tangled up in speculation and...

As The Mob Museum prepares for its opening on February 14, Kathleen Hickey Barrie, who was the museum curator, offered up some background on the museum’s creation. Barrie, a museum specialist, is principal of the museum and culture planning consulting group, Barrie Projects, and has a 30-year history of museum,...