On a late-spring night in 1955, the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas was coming alive with the promise of breaking down racial barriers. But as the city revelled in the excitement, a dark mystery was unfolding. On May 25, 1955, renowned jazz saxophonist, Wardell Gray, who had been scheduled to be a part of the opening night entertainment at the Moulin Rouge, was found dead…his body discarded in the desert, his death shrouded in mystery.<a href="https://www.mayheminthedesert.com/crimebulletin/2022/2/21/final-tune-the-suspicious-death-of-a-jazz-musician-in-50s-vegas" rel="nofollow">Click here to read more about the mysterious death of Wardell Gray - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!</a>To learn about other true crime tales from the darker side of Las Vegas history, <a href="https://www.mayheminthedesert.com/" rel="nofollow">visit Mayhem In The Desert.</a>Follow Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime on <a href="https://twitter.com/scstoriespod" rel="nofollow">X (formerly Twitter)</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scstoriespod" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>Follow Mayhem In The Desert on <a href="https://twitter.com/VegasTrueCrime" rel="nofollow">X (formerly Twitter)</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MayhemInTheDesert" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/sin-city-stories/donations'>https://redcircle.com/sin-city-stories/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

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