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NAME:Las Vegas-Clark County Library
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SUMMARY:Cold Case Investigations
LOCATION:Clark County Library\nClark County Library
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DESCRIPTION:Calling all Las Vegas amateur detectives! Come watch a short v
 ideo(s) and then discuss and debate the facts of the case in an attempt to
  determine the killer(s)..\nhttps://lvccld.libnet.info/event/16728858
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>July 7th Sonny Liston</strong></p>
 \n<p><strong>Facts of the Case</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;**Date of Death:** 
 Officially listed as **December 30\, 1970** (estimated by police based on 
 accumulated newspapers and milk bottles at his Las Vegas home).</p>\n<p>&n
 bsp\;**Discovery:** His wife\, Geraldine Liston\, found his body on **Janu
 ary 5\, 1971**\, after returning from a two-week trip visiting family. She
  noticed a foul odor and piled-up papers outside.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;**Officia
 l Cause of Death:**&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>- Lung congestion (pulmonary congestion
  and edema) due to heart failure / coronary insufficiency (poor oxygen and
  blood supply to the heart muscle).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>- Clark County Coroner 
 Mark Herman ruled it natural causes. Liston had pre-existing heart muscle 
 hardening and lung disease.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;**Toxicology:**&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 Traces of morphine and codeine (heroin breakdown products) were found in h
 is tissues\, consistent with heroin use. However\, the levels were **not h
 igh enough to cause death** by overdose\, according to the coroner.</p>\n<
 p>&nbsp\;**Investigation:** Las Vegas police found **no signs of foul play
 **. No homicide investigation was pursued. Needle marks were noted but not
  conclusive.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;**Age:** Approximately 38&ndash\;40 (his exact
  birth year is uncertain\, listed around 1930).</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;**Context:*
 * Liston was a former undisputed heavyweight champion (1962&ndash\;1964) w
 ith known ties to organized crime figures earlier in his career\, which fu
 els ongoing speculation. He struggled with personal issues post-boxing.</p
 >\n<p>&nbsp\;**Bottom line:** The official ruling is natural causes with p
 ossible drug involvement\, but not a slam-dunk overdose. The delayed disco
 very\, his reported fear of needles\, and his mob-adjacent history keep th
 e conspiracy theories alive. No definitive proof of murder has ever emerge
 d.</p>\n<p>Jan 6 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel</p>\n<p>Feb 3 Pope John Paul I</p
 >\n<p>Mar 3 Hinterkaifeck Murders</p>\n<p>Apr 7 Princess Diana</p>\n<p>May
  5 Jimmy Hoffa</p>\n<p>Jun 2 Natalie Wood</p>\n<p><strong>Jul 7 Sonny List
 on</strong></p>\n<p>Aug 4 Alexander the Great</p>\n<p>Sep 1 Marilyn Monroe
 </p>\n<p>Oct 6 Edgar Allan Poe</p>\n<p>Nov 3 Pharaoh Ramesses III</p>\n<p>
 Dec 1 Sodder Children Disappearance</p>\n<p>Seating is on a first-come\, f
 irst-served basis.</p>\n<p>Free &amp\; open to the public.</p>\n<p>Call 70
 2.507.3427 for more information.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://lvccld.libne
 t.info/event/16728858
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