Around a half-dozen offers were made, said Smith, who declined to disclose the sales price or the buyer. He did say the home is selling for close to the asking price, and that the transaction is expected to close next month.
The owner, Dave Stevens, bought the house in as an investment. He also redid the landscaping and a big part of the roof, installed a security system with cameras and replaced pool equipment. The one-story, 2,square-foot house was constructed in Spilotro and his wife, Nancy, bought it that year from a builder, county records indicate. In , Spilotro and his brother Michael were beaten to death , their bodies found buried in an Indiana cornfield.
Contact Eli Segall at esegall reviewjournal. Instead of demolishing homes, builders sometimes give them to firefighters to burn in training exercises. Spilotro, who was portrayed by Joe Pesci in the film "Casino," and his wife, Nancy, were the original owners of the single-story ranch-style home east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Built in , the property is considered modest today, with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage. The Mob Museum in Las Vegas says Spilotro was assigned to protect the illegal diversion of casino profits to Chicago organized crime.
Spilotro and his brother, Michael Spilotro, were killed in , and their bodies found in an Indiana cornfield. In , Las Vegas police again arrested Spilotro and other members of his gang for multiple burglaries.
By now, the Mob, which was losing its ability to control casinos and continue the skim as federal and state agents increased their scrutiny, had had enough of its troublesome agent. In June, Spilotro and his brother Michael were called back to the Midwest for a conference. Their battered bodies were found several days later in an Indiana cornfield. In , a federal court found James Marcello, a top man in the Outfit, responsible for the murder of the Spilotro brothers along with other murders and various crimes.
With Marcello, who received life in prison, a number of other top Outfit members were indicted and convicted of other crimes in what were known as the Family Secrets trials, facilitated by testimony from Cullotta and other former mobsters-turned-informants.
Skip to content. Christopher Boyle is an investigative journalist for independent news and media organizations in the United States. Christopher helps keep a keen-eye on what's happening in the Las Vegas Nevada community on behalf of Shelter Realty Inc. Market Updates , Real Estate.
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