Cynthia Jo Dane was a 24-year-old tourist from Dallas, Texas, who was murdered at the Castaways Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on December 24, 1982. She had arrived in Las Vegas a few days earlier with her father for a holiday trip. On the evening of December 23 she was seen gambling at several casinos and was last seen alive by her father at about 10:00 p.m. Later that night her father found her body in their hotel room at the Castaways; she had been stabbed multiple times and sexually assaulted.

The case received limited media attention at the time and no suspects were identified immediately. The murder remains unsolved and is part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s cold case files. The Castaways Hotel has since been demolished. If anyone knew Cynthia, saw her in Las Vegas that weekend, or has information that could help, please share what you know with investigators.