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Vanessa Murphy

Las Vegas

Investigative Reporter at KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV)

Investigative reporter at @8newsnow, CBS affiliate. Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner. 9x Emmy Award winner. Tips? DM me.

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  • 1 week ago | 8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy |Caroline Bleakley

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A judge scheduled a jury trial for a man accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend 17 years ago and then fleeing to Mexico. Family members of the victim, David Manriquez, who was 18 years old at the time of the alleged murder, attended the brief court appearance for Jonathan Romero, 34, on Wednesday morning. “He knows what he did,” Ruby Manriquez, the sister of David Manriquez, said.

  • 2 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Video the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Wednesday shows Manuel Ruiz, 41, the man accused of killing a couple on the Las Vegas Strip, turning himself in to police. Ruiz, also known as streamer “Sin City Manny,” faces two murder charges after Las Vegas Metro police said he gunned down Rodney Finley, 44; also known as “Finny Da Legend,” and his wife, Tanisha Finley, 43, near the Bellagio Fountains. The confrontation on Sunday night was caught on video during a livestream.

  • 2 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy |Linsey Lewis

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A fugitive who was on the run for approximately 11 months before she was captured, was then released from custody by a judge and failed to show up in court again for her sentencing for a sex crime. Christina Cobb, 42, is back in custody after the U.S Marshals and Las Vegas Metro police arrested her again Thursday, according to jail records.

  • 2 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy |Stephanie Overton

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An angry ex-boyfriend found his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend hiding in a closet and allegedly shot him execution-style, according to grand jury transcripts obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators. Jonathan Romero, 34, then fled the country after the murder in 2008 and was arrested approximately 16 years later in Mexico, Las Vegas Metro police said.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Vanessa Murphy

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An angry ex-boyfriend found his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend hiding in a closet and allegedly shot him execution-style, according to grand jury transcripts obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators. Jonathan Romero, 34, then fled the country after the murder in 2008 and was arrested approximately 16 years later in Mexico, Las Vegas Metro police said.

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Vanessa_Murphy
Vanessa_Murphy @Vanessa_Murphy
11 Jun 25

VIDEO: Las Vegas double murder suspect Manuel Ruiz, also known as YouTuber ‘Sin City Manny,’ turning himself in. https://t.co/GCJUbVhRLO @8NewsNow

Vanessa_Murphy
Vanessa_Murphy @Vanessa_Murphy
10 Jun 25

RT @8NewsNow: A fugitive who was on the run for approximately 11 months before she was captured, was then released from custody by a judge…

Vanessa_Murphy
Vanessa_Murphy @Vanessa_Murphy
9 Jun 25

RT @8NewsNow: An angry ex-boyfriend found his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend hiding in a closet and allegedly shot him execution-style, acco…