On Feb. 4, 1959, 45-year-old Evelyn Shank was working at the Travelodge Motel in Las Vegas, Nevada. When her relief came for the night there was no sign of her and the police were called. When her coworker came there was a 1949-1950 Sedan possibly dark blue parked by the door. When the coworker looked back outside the vehicle was gone.
There was $174 stolen and Evelyn missing. It was obvious something bad had happened to Evelyn and she was abducted. An all point bulletin was posted and the roadblocks were set up in Henderson, Boulder City, and Las Vegas and Clark County. The police were hoping to catch her kidnapper.
On February 7, teens riding horses off of Moutain Springs Rd. Evelyn was alive for at least 24 hours. They had forced Evelyn to walk where they found her body and then shot her twice with 32-20 slugs. They had left her to die.
SOURCES:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Reno Gazette-Journal Feb. 9, 1959
Reno Gazette-Journal March 7, 1959
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