BONUS EPISODEWith the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Federal Volstead Act, liquor was, by and large, made illegal across the United States starting in 1920 – including in the tiny newly-formed desert town of Las Vegas. This immediately created a lucrative black market for the illicit sale of alcohol, and along with it came an explosion of violent crime as competing rackets fought for control of this new underground market.<a href="https://www.mayheminthedesert.com/prohibition" rel="nofollow">Click here to read more about prohibition-era crime in Las Vegas - 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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