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In the shadowy lights of Las Vegas , where

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vice and virtue played on the same deck

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, amy DeChante was seeking a new

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dawn as the neon lights

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painted the skyline , amy , who

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owned a prospering cleaning business , became

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entranced by the world of poker . It

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was in this haze of high stakes and deceptive

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hands that she crossed paths with

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Bruce Weinstein . Their chemistry

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was electric and the allure of each

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other's company undeniable . But

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their romance hid an ominous secret Bruce's

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illicit underworld profession as a

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bookie . One

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chilling evening in July 1996

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, bruce was swallowed by the Sin

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City darkness and vanished . The

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grim morning light saw a frantic Amy

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scrubbing carpets with an intensity

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that bordered on desperation . Initially

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, she painted a story of Bruce's mysterious

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exit . However , under

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the pressure of police interrogations , her

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tail morphed into one of masked mobsters

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a brutal execution and

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threats that chilled her blood . Yet

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law enforcement suspicions festered

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, questioning the veracity of this mafia

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narrative , but they lacked the shackles to

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hold her . A month's time

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and the merciless desert unveiled

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its secret Bruce's decaying

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body . Yet , like a

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mirage , amy had faded away

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. It wasn't until her shadow

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was spotted in a Florida nudist colony

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, after being on the lam for over

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a year , that she was dragged back

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to face the cold justice of Nevada

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. Despite her protests

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of innocence , her fate was sealed with

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twin life sentences . The

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journey of Bruce and Amy started in a

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mirage casino . Bruce , a

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large man with a silver ponytail and

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a penchant for quick money , fell hard

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for Amy's mesmerizing blue eyes

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. It was a whirlwind Before

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the desert winds could shift . She was ensconced

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in his opulent Spanish style abode

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, while Bruce hailed from

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a family accustomed to the dark alleyways

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of bookmaking , amy's roots were

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in Perth , amboy , new Jersey . Two

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divorces marked her past , but in

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Las Vegas she found new purpose , scrubbing

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the city clean with her business . Bruce's

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world , while luxurious , had its pitfalls

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. His obsession with Amy was

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tangible Lavish gifts like

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diamond necklaces and cars . Only

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weeks into their dalliance , observers

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whispered questioning if Amy's motivation

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was more gold than heart . Yet

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there were moments of genuine affection

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. She coaxed the diabetic

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Bruce into a healthier lifestyle as

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he gradually slimmed down from his imposing

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size . But in

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the summer of 1996

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, bruce vanished into thin air . Though

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Amy claimed innocence , unsettling

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evidence lurked a hastily

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cleaned carpet , a discovered blood

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trail illuminating a dark tale and

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over $100,000 missing

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. Amy's tales of mob

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involvement and her subsequent disappearances

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cast a looming shadow of doubt

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. Captured , escaped

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and recaptured , the saga played out

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like a classic noir film . The

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trial that followed was a theatrical spectacle

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. Accusations flew , witnesses

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painted Amy as a gold digger and

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an ex-detective dismissed her mob story

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as a mere fairy tale . In

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the end , the gavel struck , sealing

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her fate . Although

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a later appeal would lighten her sentence , the

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mystery surrounding Bruce's death lingered

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like the city's perpetual twilight .