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The Lifetime original movie Sex and Lies in Sin City is a dramatized account of the high-profile 1998 death of Las Vegas casino heir . The film, based on the book Murder in Sin City by investigative reporter Jeff German , stars Matthew Modine as Binion and Mena Suvari as his girlfriend, Sandy Murphy. The Real-Life Scandal

: On September 17, 1998, Binion was found dead in his Las Vegas home. While initially ruled a suicide or accidental overdose of heroin and Xanax, the investigation quickly turned into a murder probe. Sex and Lies in Sin City

: Prosecutors argued that Murphy and Tabish drugged Binion and then suffocated him (a method known as "burking") to steal his silver and claim his estate. Legal Outcomes The Lifetime original movie Sex and Lies in

: Suspicion fell on Murphy and her secret lover, Rick Tabish , a contractor who had helped Binion build an underground vault to hide roughly $7 million worth of silver bullion. While initially ruled a suicide or accidental overdose