Vanessa Murphy
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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8newsnow.com | David Charns |Kyle J. Paine |Vanessa Murphy
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An embattled judge who allegedly accused a public defender of having sex with her client will no longer hear criminal cases, according to a court administrative order the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. On Thursday, Clark County District Court Judge Jerry Wiese ordered all of Clark County District Court Judge Erika Ballou’s criminal cases to be reassigned.
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newsnationnow.com | David Charns |Vanessa Murphy
Child killer takes deal to avoid death penaltyLAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after torturing and killing a 4-year-old boy with autism. In court Wednesday, Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced Crystal Stephens, 48, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In February, Stephens took a plea deal on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping resulting in substantial bodily harm, and child abuse.
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1 week ago |
8newsnow.com | David Charns |Vanessa Murphy
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after torturing and killing a 4-year-old boy with autism. In court Wednesday, Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced Crystal Stephens, 48, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In February, Stephens took a plea deal on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping resulting in substantial bodily harm, and child abuse.
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8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Henderson police sergeant claimed in a report that he struck a woman because he believed she was going to spit on him. However, in the body camera video obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators, it does not appear the woman was going to spit. The incident occurred on Oct. 26, 2024, near Morrell Park by Boulder Highway and Basic Road. Sergeant Scott Alward responded to a call about an alleged combative woman.
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2 weeks ago |
8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy |Caroline Bleakley
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada’s parole board will decide whether a former police officer who is in prison in connection with the murder of a woman in 1997 should be a free man. A parole hearing is scheduled for Arthur Sewell, 58, on Monday. Sewell, a former Las Vegas Metro police officer, began serving a six to 15-year prison sentence in 2023 after entering a plea deal for voluntary manslaughter with use of a deadly weapon enhancement. Nadia Iverson, 20, died of a gunshot wound in May 1997.
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I am honored to be recognized alongside @Vanessa_Murphy with a 2025 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for our work uncovering an alleged racial profiling scheme on the Las Vegas Strip. The digging is not over. @8NewsNow @RTDNA https://t.co/O7Vt8FGmwH
RT @8NewsNow: A Henderson police sergeant claimed in a report that he struck a woman because he believed she was going to spit on him. Howe…
RT @8NewsNow: The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline will hold a hearing Friday to determine the future of Nye County Justice Court j…
