The murder of Jimmy Casino took more than two decades to be solved. Who killed him and why?
Jimmy had a three-decade rap sheet and owed the Mafia of Mickey Mouse a load of money. This is said to be the reason behind the attack on him and his girlfriend on January 1, 1987.
Casino, 48, the proprietor of the Mustang Topless Theater in Santa Ana, was attacked by two armed attackers who were masked. He and his 22-year-old girlfriend had just arrived at his Buena Park home. They had left to rest up for the night after attending a movie with Casino’s son, Shane.
Continue reading to find out what happened afterward.
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Jimmy Casino Murder Case, Shot And Killed
For years, the murder of Jimmy Casino was an unsolved cold case. However, after processing DNA., a hit was made.
Born as James Stockwell, he had rebranded himself as Jimmy Casino. The businessman owed a huge debt to lots of people. The case was cold for years.
However, in 2008, a person who went by Richard C. Morris Jr. had been arrested in Hawaii for drunken driving. Police took DNA evidence from him, and it was a good thing they did.
After the DNA matched with the evidence collected in the Casino murder, he was arrested in 2008 at his home in Oahu.
He was held custody in Orange County in connection with the shooting.
However, out of two people, only Morris was caught for the crime that took the life of Jimmy Casino.
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What Happened To Jimmy Casino Girlfriend Shelly Fisher?
Jimmy Casino and his girlfriend, Shelly Fisher, were together when they were attacked. The attackers carried Casino downstairs after they tied up and raped his girlfriend. The whole house was torn apart.
They broke into the condo and stole jewels, furs, credit cards, and two cars.
Afterward, they shot Casino in the head three times.
According to Shelly’s statement, she escaped after being tied up and raped. She managed to phone 911 after rushing to a neighbor’s house.
After the murder had been called in, Police captured two men after they tried to use stolen credit cards that were Casino’s 50 miles away from the crime scene.
Joseph Orozco and Mark Corbett, the two men, arrested, had ties with the mob.
They confessed to having stumbled upon it in a parking lot. They were released after nothing tied them to the murder of Casino.