Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home

[tenderfoot]

Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, one of Nevada’s most accomplished and trusted journalists, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning.

German, whose work in Las Vegas spanned more than three decades, made a career of breaking big stories about everything from organized crime and government malfeasance to political scandals and the Oct. 1 mass shooting.

“The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff,” Executive Editor Glenn Cook said. “He was the gold standard of the news business. It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.”

Las Vegas police said Sunday morning the homicide investigation is a top priority for the department.

“LVMPD enacted its major case protocol Saturday in the homicide investigation,” the department said. “This brings together a variety of resources to maximize the investigative effort and apply a sense of urgency to the apprehension of the suspect.”

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/review-journal-investigative-reporter-jeff-german-killed-outside-home-2634323/

[BComplex]

1. trumpistas are becoming more dangerous by the minute.

And they're becoming more bold and cold-blooded.

[peppertree]

5. +1

Would be good to know what, exactly, he was working on.

RW dark money being laundered through casinos, perhaps?

[Delphinus]

7. I do hope

the paper can be forthcoming with the story - it might be my conspiracy mind, but my first thought is that it is tied to his death.

[peppertree]

9. Absolutely. People, after all, do conspire.

And when they're money and/or power on the line?

Fuhgedaboutit.

[blogslug]

11. It may very well have been a fight with a neighbor

It happened in daylight in front of his house in a residential neighborhood.

[highplainsdem]

2. Tragic and horrifying.

[rubbersole]

3. The canary in the coal mine.

[czarjak]

4. Fifth Avenue Syndrome

[durablend]

6. More to come

You'd have to be naïve to think otherwise.

[appleannie1]

8. Link everyone can read the entire story

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/04/investigative-reporter-jeff-german-stabbed-to-death-las-vegas

German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime. ----------------------------------------------------------------All of which cover my first thoughts.

[Hortensis]

10. He hadn't reported any concerns to the paper. This is probably

going to be a "normal" senseless murder and not some MAGA crazy tired of waiting for the revolution.

RIP.

[getagrip_already]

12. knife wounds? In NV?

Doesn't sound like a magat or organized crime.

Sounds like someone who couldn't afford a handgun or who just didn't have one handy.

Could be a domestic or neighborhood argument that got out of hand.

Not saying it isn't anything else, just that the simplest solution in this case argues it wasn't premeditated.

Time (hopefully) will tell. With all of the doorbell cams and home surveilance systems these day, something was likely picked up.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Yes doesn't sound like a typical mob hit. Or professional execution.

In full view of neighbors and doorbell cams.
Takes time to stab someone to death.
Time for identification of the perpetrator.

Stabbing indicates someone very angry.
And personal.
Or someone with altered mental status.