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When Binion died in 1998, there were suspicions of foul play. Binion's girlfriend Sandra Murphy and her lover Rick Tabish became the prime suspects. After Binion's death, both Murphy and Tabish were charged and convicted of burglary, grand larceny, and murder. The two were later granted a new trial and acquitted on the murder charges.
The book, which was the first of four released about the case, [1] details the homicide investigation and ensuing trial and re-trial of Ted Binion’s live-in girlfriend Sandy Murphy and her lover Rick Tabish in connection with Binion's death.
The storyline covers the real-life 1998 death of the younger Binion, a drug addict who had lost his Nevada gaming license, and his live-in girlfriend Sandra Murphy, charged with murdering Binion along with her lover Rick Tabish, who was caught digging up Binion's buried silver.
The four men who assisted Richard Tabish in removing the silver were arrested the same day. [18] In May 2000, Murphy and Tabish were convicted of Binion's murder and sentenced to life in prison. In October 2000, four other men were convicted of grand larceny for helping Tabish dig up the treasure.
The film details the events surrounding the death of Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion. [1] It follows the ensuing investigation of Binion's life and the people in it, such as Binion's sister Becky, his girlfriend Sandy Murphy, and Sandy's lover Rick Tabish.
Ted's gaming license was revoked in 1989, and he died in mysterious circumstances about a decade later. Ted's live-in girlfriend, Sandra Murphy, and her lover, Rick Tabish, were charged and convicted of murdering Ted, but the verdict was later overturned. They were retried and acquitted. [34]
In 2004, Serra won an acquittal during a retrial on murder charges for co-defendant Rick Tabish in the death of casino mogul Ted Binion. [ 5 ] In 2015, he defended Chinatown crime boss Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow .
On assignment from Harper's Magazine, McManus was sent to Las Vegas to cover the trial of Rick Tabish and Sandy Murphy, who were accused of murdering Binion's Horseshoe casino executive Ted Binion. The trial coincided with the 2000 WSOP, which McManus entered.