A mobster's home was up for sale in Vegas, and prospective buyers lined up
by David Montero, Los Angeles Times
Jan 24, 2019
4 minutes
LAS VEGAS_Shannon Smith knew this would be unlike any home he'd ever sold.
Prospective buyers peppered him with questions: Did anyone get murdered here? Are there diamonds and cash hidden in the walls? Are there bodies buried in the yard?
"I don't know. Buy the house and see," he told them. "Get some metal detectors. Knock down the walls."
Smith, a 39-year-old real estate agent and broker, said they'd nod and shake their heads. They'd walk through the home's floor plan and look up at the mirrored ceiling in the front room. They'd note the smoked mirrors in the master bedroom and
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