Leo Spiegler, a 77-year-old white man, was found dead in his home in the 2200 block of Goldhill Way in Las Vegas on Friday, July 21, 2000. A neighbor discovered the open door around 4 p.m., called for help when there was no answer, and authorities entered. Investigators narrowed the time of the attack to between about 11:30 a.m., when Spiegler had a telephone conversation, and 1:30 p.m. that same day.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office determined Spiegler died from strangulation and blunt force trauma. His house had been ransacked, though police did not immediately confirm whether anything was taken. Spiegler’s wife had been out that afternoon and waited for him to pick her up; when he did not arrive she called a friend, unaware of what had happened.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information; no arrests were announced at the time. Did anyone in the Goldhill Way area in July 2000 notice unfamiliar people, vehicles, or activity that day?