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Detective Perspective

104: MURDER: Dana MacKay and Mary Huffman

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On October 2, 1993, 37-year-old Dana MacKay and 49-year-old Mary Huffman were found murdered inside their Las Vegas home. The couple had been shot at close range, likely just after returning home from grocery shopping. The only thing missing from the house was a manila folder filled with important documents. 

The Vegas community was shocked by the double homicide. The couple was well-known around town: Dana was America’s first Elvis impersonator, and Mary had once been crowned Mrs. Nevada. It was hard to believe they’d been murdered in their home, known as Mini Graceland.

But despite the initial attention their case received, it quickly went cold. More than thirty years later, their murders are still unsolved and the question remains: who killed Dana and Mary?

37-year-old Dana MacKay and 49-year-old Mary Huffman were found murdered inside their Las Vegas home, known as Mini Graceland, on October 2, 1993. They had been shot several times at close range, likely just after returning home from grocery shopping on September 30. While one room appeared ransacked, cash and jewelry were left behind. The only thing missing was Dana’s manila folder, which contained personal and business records.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Las Vegas Metro Police Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.

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On October 2nd, 1993, 33, 37-year-old Dana McKay and 49-year-old Mary Huffman were found murdered

0:15.8

inside their Las Vegas home. The couple had been shot at close range, likely just after returning home from

0:22.1

grocery shopping. The only missing item from the house was a manila folder filled with

0:27.0

important documents. The Vegas community was shocked by the double homicide. The couple was well

0:32.7

known around town. Dana was America's first Elvis impersonator, and Mary had once been crowned Mrs. Nevada.

0:39.7

It was hard to believe they were murdered in their home known as Minnie Graceland.

0:44.1

But despite the initial attention their case received, it quickly went cold.

0:48.5

More than 30 years later, their murders are still unsolved and the question remains.

0:53.6

Who killed Dana McKay and Mary Huffman?

1:30.9

The United States. Hey, everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story

1:36.0

format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information

1:41.0

for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have

1:45.3

any tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case. So if you're someone

1:49.9

who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my

1:54.5

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or listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use.

2:04.4

All right. So first off, before we talk about the case, if you're listening to this early in the morning, I'm still in Denver at CrimeCon.

2:10.8

I got my CrimeCon shirt on.

2:12.6

This is exclusive to Crime Weekly. Pretty cool.

2:15.6

If you're watching this, it's Tuesday and I'm probably just

2:19.5

getting home, a little jet lagged, but extremely blessed and privileged to be in the position that I'm in.

2:26.2

I'm sure I met a ton of you this weekend, and it's always a joy for me because most of the

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