Death of a Showgirl
4/18/20261 hr 26 min
A Vegas dancer disappears just hours before the biggest break of her career, leaving behind a trail of mystery.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 10:18
[upbeat music] Why is this the shade that I want to- A Vegas showgirl is a girl who has beauty, who has talent, who can be seductive.
Speaker 30:28
You have so many women with their unique talents, and they're bringing them to this city.
Speaker 20:33
A Vegas showgirl is glamorous. She's beautiful. She's sexy. She is Las Vegas.
Speaker 10:38
Jupe. It was a pen, so like- Debbie breathes dancing.
Speaker 50:42
She landed a spot on one of the Strip's biggest shows, called Fantasy.
Speaker 30:47
Sometimes being pretty puts you at risk. I can tell you from personal experience how scary Vegas can be.
Speaker 60:57
Debbie was never late to practice. She was always on time. But then the last practice before the opening act, Debbie didn't show up. Red flags immediately started popping off.
Speaker 11:13
We have an employee that's been missing for about 24 hours now.
Speaker 51:17
We, we have to find her. Could she have been taken? Could she have been kidnapped?
Speaker 71:22
Everyone knows that she would not have missed the final dress rehearsal.
Speaker 21:26
This was her dream, and for her