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: Suspicion fell on Murphy and her secret lover, Rick Tabish , a contractor who had helped Binion build an underground vault to hide roughly $7 million worth of silver bullion.

: Prosecutors argued that Murphy and Tabish drugged Binion and then suffocated him (a method known as "burking") to steal his silver and claim his estate. Legal Outcomes Sex and Lies in Sin City

The story centers on the volatile relationship between , the wealthy but drug-addicted heir to the Binion’s Horseshoe Casino fortune, and Sandy Murphy , a former dancer. : Suspicion fell on Murphy and her secret

The case is famous for its dramatic reversal in the Nevada court system: Sex and Lies in Sin City (TV Movie 2008) - IMDb The case is famous for its dramatic reversal

: On September 17, 1998, Binion was found dead in his Las Vegas home. While initially ruled a suicide or accidental overdose of heroin and Xanax, the investigation quickly turned into a murder probe.

The Lifetime original movie Sex and Lies in Sin City is a dramatized account of the high-profile 1998 death of Las Vegas casino heir . The film, based on the book Murder in Sin City by investigative reporter Jeff German , stars Matthew Modine as Binion and Mena Suvari as his girlfriend, Sandy Murphy. The Real-Life Scandal