274: The Kidnapping of Kevyn Wynn
Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal
Ghost Town
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🗓️ 30 August 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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A high profile kidnapping rocks Las Vegas in 1993.
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| 1:08.0 | July 26, 1993 was a typical day for 26-year-old Kevin Q. Wynn. She went to work her shift in retail operations |
| 1:32.6 | at the Mirage Resort, went to the gym, head dinner with her family, father Steve, mother Elaine, |
| 1:38.6 | and sister Jillian, and called it a night. Now you should know that Kevin Wynn wasn't just a Vegas |
| 1:45.1 | hospitality worker. Well, she was technically, but she was so much more. Kevin Wynn was the daughter |
| 1:51.4 | of Hotel Mogul Steve Wynn, famous for developing the Mirage, Treasure Island, and the Bellagio to name a few. |
| 1:59.2 | So when she was accosted by two men and smuggled into the night, it wasn't just a crime, it became a |
| 2:06.4 | sensation. Today we're talking about the kidnapping of Vegas royalty, Kevin Wynn. Like I said, July 26, |
| 2:14.4 | 1993 was a normal day for Kevin. She worked when to the Mirage Hotel gym for a quick workout, then |
| 2:20.4 | met with her family for dinner. After dinner, Kevin drove the short distance to the gated Spanish |
| 2:25.6 | trails country club where she lived. She arrived at her two bedroom home around 10 pm and everything |
| 2:31.8 | seemed normal. She gathered her belongings, left the car, and went inside. But as soon as she entered |
| 2:38.8 | her home, Kevin was accosted by two men in masks. Armed with a gun, they taped her eyes shut and |
| 2:45.4 | forced her to remove everything but her underwear. Then the taller of the two assailants stood next to |
| 2:52.2 | Kevin and placed sunglasses over her taped eyelids. The shorter of the two intruders proceeded to |
| 2:59.4 | photograph Kevin and the other captain. Kevin of course is confused, shocked, and scared. The |
| 3:06.0 | photographer likely sensed her range of emotion, replying, quote, you are my insurance. Suddenly, |
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