Comment A Las Vegas reporter was found dead of stab wounds outside his home Saturday, and police are searching for the person who killed him, officials said. Officers found Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, 69, dead outside his home about 10:30 a.m. Saturday after receiving a report from a person who said a neighbor had died, the newspaper said. German had an argument with another person Friday that led to his stabbing, Las Vegas police Capt. Dory Koren said at a news conference Saturday. For more than three decades, German worked in Las Vegas, first at the Las Vegas Sun and then at the Review-Journal, covering courts, politics and organized crime. Germanos’ colleagues remembered him as a great reporter who was fiercely dedicated to his craft. “It was the gold standard of the news industry,” Review-Journal executive editor Glenn Cook told the paper. “It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years shining a bright light in dark places.” Cook said the German had not informed the newspaper’s leadership of any concerns about his safety. Police said there was no threat to the public after the stabbing, the Review-Journal reported. During his career, German became known for his extensive investigative work and coverage of high-profile stories on politics and organized crime. He wrote the 2001 true crime book “Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss” and led the paper’s investigation into the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest in modern US history. “He was a fearless reporter and never shied away from tough stories, no matter who was involved,” Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) tweeted. “Many pointed to the need for reforms that made our city better.” Cook said in a statement to the Washington Post that Review-Journal staff members have one question: “Why would anyone kill Jeff?” He hopes an arrest will provide an answer. “He will be terribly missed by his family and colleagues and we are all shocked by his senseless murder,” Cook’s statement said. Rhonda Prast, the Review-Journal’s assistant director of investigations and engagement, tweeted Sunday that German was proud of his work last year on the newspaper’s true-crime podcast “Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas.” . German wrote and hosted the second season of the podcast, an eight-episode deep dive into organized crime in Las Vegas in the 1970s and ’80s. “Hear what you think of Jeff today,” Prast tweeted.
