EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 54 MIN
Episode 4: Sin City Smoke Show
from Crime Daddies · host Crime Daddies
Hunter and Jacob this week dive into a tragedy that happened just floors below where they’re sitting right now.Inside the Las Vegas Hilton, now known as the Westgate, a fire broke out on February 10, 1981, and quickly turned into a disaster that killed eight people and injured hundreds more.At first, a young busboy was seen as a hero. He reported the fire, tried to stop it, and warned guests. But as investigators began digging deeper, his story started to change.And what they uncovered raised a much bigger question. Was this an accident… or something far more deliberate?This is the story of the Hilton fire, the investigation that followed, and the man at the center of it all.TakeawaysLas Vegas Hilton FirePhilip Bruce Klein Hotel fire in Las VegasPhilip Bruce Klein's caseChapters00:00 Introduction to Las Vegas and the Westgate Hotel06:05 Elvis Presley's Residency at the Hotel12:09 Fire Safety Concerns and Legislation17:54 Klein's Employment at the Westgate Hotel22:14 Response and Aftermath of the Fire36:47 The Tragic Hotel Fire42:01 Arrest and Trial53:42 Legal Fallout and Aftermath
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Hunter and Jacob this week dive into a tragedy that happened just floors below where they’re sitting right now.Inside the Las Vegas Hilton, now known as the Westgate, a fire broke out on February 10, 1981, and quickly turned into a disaster that killed eight people and injured hundreds more.At first, a young busboy was seen as a hero. He reported the fire, tried to stop it, and warned guests. But as investigators began digging deeper, his story started to change.And what they uncovered raised a much bigger question. Was this an accident… or something far more deliberate?This is the story of the Hilton fire, the investigation that followed, and the man at the center of it all.TakeawaysLas Vegas Hilton FirePhilip Bruce Klein Hotel fire in Las VegasPhilip Bruce Klein's caseChapters00:00 Introduction to Las Vegas and the Westgate Hotel06:05 Elvis Presley's Residency at the Hotel12:09 Fire Safety Concerns and Legislation17:54 Klein's Employment at the Westgate Hotel22:14 Response and Aftermath of the Fire36:47 The Tragic Hotel Fire42:01 Arrest and Trial53:42 Legal Fallout and Aftermath
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