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List of homicides in Nevada

List of homicides in Nevada

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This is a list of homicides in Nevada. It includes notable homicides committed in the U.S. state of Nevada that have a Wikipedia article on the killing, the killer, or the victim.

The list is divided into three sub-lists as follows:

1. Multiple homicides – homicides having multiple victims, including the worst mass shooting in American history (2017 Las Vegas shooting) and the 1981 Hilton arson

2. Serial killers – persons who murder three or more persons with the incidents taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them

3. Individual homicides – notable homicides involving a single fatality, including the Murder of Tupac Shakur and the murder of casino executive Ted Binion

This article also does not include all people who have been executed in Nevada. Such persons are listed separately at List of people executed in Nevada.

Multiple homicides

Listed in chronological order

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Serial killers

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Single homicides

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Further reading

References

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