NV NV - Dana Mackay, 37 & Mary Huffman, 49, Las Vegas, 2 October 1993

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Las Vegas police are still investigating the unsolved 1993 double murder of renowned Elvis Presley impersonator Dana Mackay and his partner, former Miss Nevada winner Mary Huffman, who were found deceased, each shot multiple times, in their Las Vegas mansion "Mini-Graceland".

Cold Case Murder of Elvis Impersonator Heats Up

Police have explored various theories related to the popular Las Vegas figures' deaths, including the the theory that the couple disturbed a burglary in progress and another unfounded theory that Mackay had ties to large scale drug trafficking.

Additionally Mackay ran a landscaping business separate to his stage career, and police extensively investigated his former business partner, after an acrimonious end to their working relationship - Mackay had accused the business partner of attempting to rip him off on a potentially lucrative deal to supply palm trees to be used in a beautification project on the Vegas strip.

A couple of further links below:

Detective Won't Let Case of Murdered Elvis Die

Cold Case Murder of Elvis Imitator

 

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30 years later, double murder of Las Vegas Elvis impersonator and girlfriend unsolved

More than 30 years after an Elvis impersonator and his girlfriend were found shot to death inside their Las Vegas home, investigators are still searching for an

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Dana Mackay, known for his Elvis Presley tribute performances, appeared in the long-running "Legends in Concert" show on the Las Vegas Strip. (KSNV File)
'LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — More than 30 years after an Elvis impersonator and his girlfriend were found shot to death inside their Las Vegas home, investigators are still searching for answers in a case that once drew national attention.

Dana Mackay, known for his Elvis Presley tribute performances, appeared in the long-running "Legends in Concert" show on the Las Vegas Strip. '

''On Oct. 2, 1993, Mackay and Huffman were found shot to death in their home. Investigators said Huffman was shot once in the head. They said the person or people responsible then waited for Mackay to return home and shot him.

Karen Good, the original detective on the case, told "America’s Most Wanted" in the 1990s, "And I believe that he was running for his life as well. He was shot multiple times in the head and body. It was definitely an overkill."

Koker said he believed the killings stemmed from a dispute. "In my opinion, this was a business deal that was had become an ugly separation," he said.''

'Las Vegas Metropolitan Police continue to apply new technologies as they become available to advance unsolved cases.'

 

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'Mackay later began dating Mary Huffman, a former Mrs. Nevada who ran a resale shop. Huffman’s daughter, Michelle, said she was happy her mother had found a new relationship after a divorce. "I was excited for her, very excited. You always want your parents to be happy, and she had just gone through a divorce in 1989 and she was very excited to meet Dana and have someone new in here life," she said.Koker described the couple warmly, saying, "Mary was a wonderful was a wonderful gal She really was and those two Dana and Mary together were Really really wonderful. They were really cool."Huffman moved into Mackay’s Las Vegas home, which had a view of the Las Vegas Strip. Mackay also had plans for the future, including starting a palm tree business.On Oct. 2, 1993, Mackay and Huffman were found shot to death in their home. Investigators said Huffman was shot once in the head. '
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CRIME HUNTER: Cold case murder of Elvis imitator

When it came to the army of Elvis Presley impersonators in Las Vegas, Dana MacKay was the King of the hill.

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Dana MacKay was the top Elvis Presley impersonator in Las Vegas. His murder remains unsolved 27 years later.
'When it came to the army of Elvis Presley impersonators in Las Vegas, Dana MacKay was the King of the hill.'

'But on Oct. 2, 1993, their lives hit a sour note.
When police arrived at the house, they found the couple dead on the floor. The had been dead for a day, maybe longer.
Mackay’s daughter still remembers her grandmother’s howls of anguish.'

MacKay made a tidy living but his true passion was landscaping. And he loved the slew of palm trees he had planted at “mini-Graceland.”

'MacKay believed he could make a bundle planting the palm trees on the Las Vegas strip. The city and Clark County were offering a big contract to plant the trees.'

'Pals said Mackay had the trees but not the financing, so he brought in a buddy named Tim Stone for help in the cash department. The duo formed Paradise Palms and bought $100,000 worth of landscaping equipment to get the job done.''
'But five months later, the partnership came unraveled and the two men were slugging it out in court.'