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Lester Smith

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2023-05-17T22:33:25.863

2023-05-18T17:08:29.293

103600

UCP103600

40618

Lester

Smith

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

08/19/1979

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89101

No

36537

Clark County Office of the Coroner/ Medical Examiner

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

Felicia Borla

Coroner Investigator

1704 Pinto Lane, , Las Vegas, Nevada

7024553210

County

Coroner

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/coroner/Pages/default.aspx

79-00984

1979-08-19

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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The case of Lester Smith unfolded on August 19, 1979, when he was found deceased in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lester, whose identity remained unclaimed, was discovered in the El Cortez Casino. It was here, within the bustling gambling area, that he suffered what seemed to be a cardiac episode. The incident drew the attention of those near, and an emergency response quickly followed. Mercy ambulance staff transported Lester to the University Medical Center, known at the time as Southern Nevada Memorial ...
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Date Found: 08/19/1979

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