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Pablo Torre

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Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

And yeah, a lot of people believe that Vic was warned.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

They didn't want Jerry to leave.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

And the Lakers, obviously, are their own sliding door scenario here as they were trying to replace their head coach, Jerry West, with Jerry Tarkanian.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

But now we're getting to the part of our story here where Detective Leroy Orozco even identifies the contract killer.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

The contract killer he believes carried out the hit that maybe only incidentally kept Park away from the Lakers job and the NBA.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

And the suspect in question was that aforementioned 6'7 blonde guy whose name, it turns out, is Glenn Donald Stewart.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

But Leroy was never able to bring a case forward in the justice system about this, which eats away at him still today, even though he was pushing and pushing for it up until his own retirement back in 92.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

And if you were wondering why that effort finally stalled out

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

It is because one day, Leroy Orozco found out that Glenn Donald Stewart, not unlike Vic Weiss, suddenly could not be located anymore and was later found dead.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

No one disputes that the mob killed Vic Weiss at this point.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

We've established that.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

But the intent is what's...

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

Not done.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

That's the thing that everybody can forever cling to, right?

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

Like their own pet theory that maybe serves their own personal interests.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

Yes.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

I mean, I think some people know.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

I mean, Vic had a lot of friends and nobody seems to know what happened.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

And I think, you know, I think the answer is out there.

Pablo Torre Finds Out
"Don't Go to the Lakers": We Unraveled the Case of the Mob Hit That Saved Vegas

Yeah.