Veteran broadcaster Heidi Harris has officially launched a brand-new podcast, and it’s tailor-made for Vegas true-crime fans.
Vegas Crime Files is pulling back the curtain on some of Sin City’s most infamous and lesser-known crimes.
If you’re thinking Google summaries and AI-generated scripts, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Instead, Vegas Crime Files brings you the people who were actually there.
Each episode features firsthand accounts from the detectives who investigated the cases, the prosecutors who handled them, journalists who chased the truth, and, in some cases, the people who survived the crimes themselves.
And the debut episode’s topic won’t be a shocker for those of us who live here.
Who’s the Guy in the Barrel?
The first episode tackles one of Southern Nevada’s most haunting mysteries: Who was the man found inside a barrel in Lake Mead?
Listeners will hear directly from the cold case detective who worked the investigation, along with a journalist who grew up with the man who just might be the victim.
A mix of professional insight and deeply personal perspective, the podcast promises to explore details that never made it into the headlines.
If you’ve followed the Lake Mead discoveries over the years and wondered what investigators really thought behind the scenes, this episode will tell you.
A Different Kind of True Crime Podcast
These stories aren’t dramatic retellings built from public records and speculation.
They’re conversations with people who know where the bodies are buried (sometimes literally) and who can finally explain how cases unfolded, what went wrong, and what still keeps them up at night.
For longtime Las Vegas listeners, Heidi Harris needs little introduction.
She’s spent decades in local media as a sharp, curious, and fearless interviewer, known for asking the questions others won’t and for letting guests actually tell their stories.
Harris sits down with cold case detectives, prosecutors, journalists, and survivors; people who worked these cases firsthand and are finally free to talk about what really happened behind closed doors in Las Vegas.
Available Everywhere You Listen
Vegas Crime Files is a weekly series and is available now on all major podcast platforms.
If you like real reporting, real voices, and real Vegas stories, this one belongs in your rotation.
And if there’s a case you think deserves a deeper look, the host wants to hear from you.
We all know the city’s mantra: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
Now hear the stories they never wanted told.
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