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Samuel Villanueva

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Jul 07, 2016

Victim Details

Samuel Villanueva

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Las Vegas

NV

2016-07-07

2016-07-07

29

Samuel

Villanueva

07/18/2026

1


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In the heat of a Las Vegas summer, the story of Samuel Lorenzo Villanueva, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, came to a tragic end. On July 7, 2016, his body was discovered in an apartment located in the 3600 block of Arville Street, not far from the bustling Las Vegas Strip. A strong odor emanating from the unit had prompted a call to the police, leading to the grim finding.

An investigation by the Clark County coroner's office determined that Villanueva had died from multiple stab and cut wou ...
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