Dinner in Las Vegas, Body in the Desert

A dinner at the casino, twelve hours of silence, and a burned body in the desert. Lesli Palacio, 22 years old, had trusted Eric Rangel since childhood. But between 2 AM when they left together and 6:30 AM when he reappeared alone, something happened that remains unpunished three years later. In this episode, you will discover how security cameras captured every movement, how the main suspect remains at large, and why the family cries out for justice while the system fails. Testimony from friends, recorded confessions, neighborhood video that shows it all. A case that exposes the gaps in a system that allowed the main accused to cross the border while Lesli's toxicology report remains unpublished three years later. Case Details Victim: Lesli Palacio, 22 years old, nursing student Date: August 28-29, 2020 Location: Las Vegas and Valley of Fire, Nevada, United States Status: Open case; main suspect Eric Rangel has been at large since August 2020; father José Rangel served 8 months of sentence; cause of death undetermined - Neighborhood camera video shows both arriving together, Eric leaving alone without a shirt, and returning with his father to move the motionless body to the trunk, but police took nine days to issue an official alert - Eric's prepaid phone was active in Valley of Fire on the same day of the disappearance; a call to a friend where he verbally admits to committing murder and asks for gasoline, but authorities do not capture the suspect - José Rangel pleads guilty to complicity after admitting that Lesli died of an accidental overdose, a version that completely contradicts the video showing deliberate concealment behavior - Official cause of death remains undetermined as of August 2023; toxicology tests pending since 2020 without public explanation while the family cries out for answers Would you trust someone you have known since childhood who turns out to be involved in a death where the video completely incriminates him but remains free three years later? murder Las Vegas, Lesli Palacio case, denied justice Nevada, unsolved crime, death in the desert, fugitive suspect, family cover-up, Valley of Fire, crime Las Vegas 2020, hidden truth, impunity United States, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie