About this episode

The episode explores how a receding Las Vegas reservoir reveals a trail of bodies from decades past due to environmental crises.

As environmental crises cause a Las Vegas reservoir to recede, a trail of bodies from decades past is revealed. Originally broadcast 5/5/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• environmental crises
• true crime
• bodies
• Las Vegas
• history
• mystery

Keywords

• Las Vegas
• reservoir
• bodies
• environmental crises
• true crime
• mystery
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Las Vegas, reservoir

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