TED BINION
"How To Whack A Millionaire"
"Ballad
of Ted Binion" 0r "How To Kill A Casino Mogul Without
Really Tryin'"
by nANCI mEEK 4/3/00
Come
and listen to a story 'bout a guy named Ted
A Vegas Millionaire who is definitely dead
Spendin' his days smokin' heroin with tar
Up from the ground Tabish dug a bunch of bars
Silver that is, gold coins, casino chips
Well everybody knows old Ted's a millionaire
His kin folk said "Murphy move away from there"
Said throw her ass in a penitentiary
She had a loaded truck and she'd been to Beverly,
Hills that is, phone calls, Hotel bills
Now it's time to say bye bye to Ted and all his kin
Doesn't hurt when your last name ends with a "Binion"
Filthy rich they own Vegas it's their locality
Piss them off they'll strip justice blind
Like Rick and poor Sandy
Took her clothes off, cast a spell
She won't be back now ya hear?
Come and listen to a story that is beggin' to be read
Reporters were off with their pencils full of lead
Then some day when we've all had enough
A pulitzer will go to the one with the write snuff
Court TV, Las Vegas Sun, Review Journal
The lawyers are out to steal their guilty share
John Smith is out to be a millionaire
He loaded up his PC and then the rumours leaked
He's busy a workin' on a "Movie Of The Week"
Optioned that is, Television, Studios, Movie Stars,
Now it's time to say bye bye to a city full of sin
It never hurts if your last name ends in a "Binion"
Will never know who really lied or which one is guilty
A Casino mogul's dead and he leaves a legacy
Chips are low? See a show!
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
District
Judge Joseph Bonaventure listens to testimony April 10. That day,
he also dismissed an
alternate juror due to physical hardship and financial pressure.
Photo by Jeff Scheid.
A tearful Sandra
Murphy, charged with murder in connection with the September
death of Lonnie "Ted" Binion, listens to testimony in
District Court
Rick Tabish is escorted back to detention after District
Judge Joseph Bonaventure denied his request for bail.
Sandy Murphy 
Rick Tabish 
Steve Wadkins 
Michael Molot
A PAIR OF BOOTS and a cowboy hat sit on Ted Binion's casket during funeral services at the Christ the King Catholic Church on September 22, 1998. AARON MAYES / LAS VEGAS SUN
ATTORNEYS Oscar Goodman, left, and Richard Wright stand outside Lonnie "Ted" Binion's home in the 2400 block of Palomino Lane where Binion was found dead on Thursday. LORI CAIN / LAS VEGAS SUN
Defense attorney
Louis Palazzo uses a Physicians Desk Reference when questioning
Dr. Enrique Lacayo, Ted Binion's neighbor.
TED BINION testifies during a hearing in front of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Binion had his license revoked. AARON MAYES/LAS VEGAS SUN
.
SCOTTY NGUYEN holds up his winnings after
finishing first
in the finals of the World Series of Poker Thursday at Binion's
Horseshoe
TED BINION reacts to the Gaming
Commission's decision. STEVE MARCUS / LAS VEGAS SUN
BECKY BEHNEN, owner
of the Horseshoe hotel-casino and sister of the late Ted Binion ETHAN MILLER / LAS VEGAS SUN
Defense attorney
John Momot places a hand on the shoulder
of his client, Sandra Murphy, as he tells a jury what he expects
evidence will show in the murder trial of Murphy and co-defendant
Rick Tabish. Photographer for LVRJ Jeff Scheid
TOURISTS STAND in front of the $1
million display at Binion's Horseshoe in a 1998 photo. The Las
Vegas icon has been removed. SUN FILE PHOTO
6/25/99: Criminal Complaint/Affidavit for Arrest
COLUMNIST JOHN SMITH LAS VEGAS REVIEW
JOURNAL
HANK GREENSPUN,
left, the late owner of the Las Vegas SUN, and his son Brian
Greenspun, far right, join staffers, from left, James Phelan, Jeff German and Gary Thompson
when the newspaper received the Community Service Award from the
Nevada Press Association in 1983 for coverage of the federal
probe and impeachment of former Judge Harry Claiborne.FILE PHOTOJeff German is the Sun's
senior investigative reporter. His column appears Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays.
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