Tabish and Murphy were found guilty of Binion's murder in May, around two years after the millionaire was found dead in his Las Vegas home. He died due to a drug overdose and suffocation. Murphy was a topless dancer and the millionaire's live-in girlfriend. However, the defence for the case is due to tell a Clark County court that jurors acted improperly - and that at least one saw information that may have affected their decision on the case. According to allegations by a female juror, a fellow juror read press reports of the case on the Web via her handheld Palm Pilot.
Defence lawyers plan to subpoena the jury to try and confirm the claims.
A further twist involves an alleged FBI report about a Mob plot to bump off Binion. It suggests the Mob chief who hired the hitman to kill Blitstein spoke to the same person about killing Binion. The murder plan showed similarities to the death of Binion, and involved a plan to make it appear like a drug overdose. If you want daily updates on news, enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button.