George Tiaffay's 911 call | Forensic Files

[Music] Las Vegas is the adult Disneyland of the world people come here to play adults
come here to play the other side of that is there is a community here that services that Glitz and
glamour that go to work 9 to5 run the banks run the police department run the fire department and have just steady
jobs that's George you know an all-around great guy to hang out with and help you
get the job done you're just a very very kind generous and giving person and that's the George T I
[Music] know well shaa was so young at heart and she was so fun and she always made me
laugh she looks like Barbie you know Blunt beautiful always had the long hair you
know just looked perfect like a little China all well George and shaa met in the
casino environment he saw this blonde person whizzing past him all the time she was such a hard worker that he
really admired that she was his world that was his his life and then when their daughter came around there just
the cutest Trio ever at the beach okay's first time at the beach everybody around
turning us around Maddie was just the light of her life it was really her number one
priority she was just all in you know 100% there and then a baby they were like a little cocoon George was so
protective he waited on them hand and foot he really did in the early morning hours on
September 29th 2012 Sha TFA would have gotten off work from being a cocktail waitress at a local casino she went
home parked her car in the garage entered her house a killer snuck up behind her and
beat her to death with a hammer inside her own living room were you worried that someone was
targeting Casino women yes we were all so scared that you know this person was still out
there was somebody stalking her was somebody obsessed with her maybe they're going to you know come
after one of us

Around 9 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2012, George Tiaffay and his daughter, Maddie, arrive at the townhouse of his estranged wife, Shauna, and find that she's been beaten to death.

Brief Summary

George shares memories of his wife Sha, who was murdered in 2012, and the fear it instilled in the Las Vegas casino community.

Key points

The Tragic Night. On September 29, 2012, Sha TFA was brutally murdered in her home.

Episode highlights

The Tragic NightOn September 29, 2012, Sha TFA was brutally murdered in her home.“A killer snuck up behind her and beat her to death with a hammer.”2:10Oct 17, 2015

Episode quotes

Las Vegas is the adult Disneyland of the world.

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