Dillard is credited with helping police break open the Binion investigation that led to the murder convictions of Murphy and Tabish. The two private detectives, though on opposite sides in the Binion case, are good friends and have worked with Pitaro in the past. Wysocki also declined comment. But Dillard said his work on the Rudin case has nothing to do with the Binion investigation. There are other cases.
Life goes on.
Pitaro, regarded as one of the top defense lawyers in Las Vegas, was brought in at the end of the Binion trial to help the defense team with the complicated examination of medical witnesses. He later was hired as the primary attorney on Murphy's appeal. In her one-page letter, Murphy reportedly told Pitaro she made the decision to drop him after consulting with her family. Chief Deputy District Attorney David Roger, who obtained Murphy's conviction last May, said the loss of Pitaro is a big blow to the defense. Tom Pitaro is a brilliant attorney.