Couple Charged With Murder in Ted Binion Death
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LAS VEGAS — The live-in girlfriend of Ted Binion and her reputed lover have been ordered to stand trial in the death of the controversial gambling figure.
Sandra Murphy and Rick Tabish showed little emotion Monday afternoon when Justice of the Peace Jennifer Togliatti ordered them bound over on murder and other charges.
Four men arrested on charges growing out of Binion’s death were also ordered bound over for trial.
Binion, a member of a prominent Nevada casino clan, died Sept. 17, 1998. Death was originally thought to be from an overdose of heroin and the prescription drug Xanax, but medical examiners now say it could have also been caused by asphyxiation.
Binion lost his gambling license because of drug use and association with unsavory characters.
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