Larry McNabney (Victim)

Biggest little city in the world.

Reno, as most towns in the West, were poor until they invented the quickie divorce trade.

Nevada had a very short window for residency, so Reno became the divorce capital of the world.

People would come to Reno, live in a dude ranch.

As soon as they got their divorce, one of the traditions was they'd walk over to the bridge, throw their ring in the river, and celebrate.

The movie The Misfits was essentially Clark Gable was a dude who went to the railroad station and saw Marilyn Monroe and was going to go and party with her while she was here getting a divorce.

He had good relationships with women until he got married.

They dearly loved him and I'm sure would be very frustrated with some of the things he would do.

Larry met his first wife quite young, had a daughter, Kristen.

We were both practicing in the public defender's office, and Larry kind of took me under his arm, and we decided to start a law practice.

Larry McNabney, on his worst day,

was better than 99% of the trial lawyers on their best day.

He just had a sixth sense on how to try a case.

He would tell people it's the publicity that matters.

In those days, the Nevada Bar Association wouldn't let you advertise.

I remember him yelling, think ink, think ink.

As long as the press is talking about us,

Our name is getting out there.

As much as Larry loved the spotlight, he had a habit of periodically disappearing from it.

He'd disappear for a period of time, and fortunately, we could cover for him.