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Fool's Gold: How Sex, Drugs and Greed Turned to Homicide A drug-addicted millionaire casino scion with a secret stash of silver, his young stripper girlfriend with her secret lover, the debt-riddled cowboy with a taste for murder: A cast like this can only add up to murder. This sensational True Hollywood Story, part of our CSE! Week, unravels one of the weirdest tales to emerge from Las Vegas, a city legendary for its excesses. Ted Binion, heir to the Binion's Horseshoe Casino, lived his 55 years fast and hard. His love of heroin helped him lose his stake in his family's casino, and his decision to find comfort in the arms of a destitute stripper ultimately proved fatal. This twisted THS explores how love of money drove two people to commit homicide--and how detectives meticulously unraveled their tightly wound plot. Learn how the culprits' bizarre behavior and a few key clues led detectives to learn that Binion had not died of a drug overdose but at the hands of his live-in girlfriend and one of his best friends. E! follows the trail of frantic phone calls and romantic meetings between the two prime suspects, the same path detectives followed before charging the pair with murdering Binion for his millions. This is a story of betrayal--with clues lying in closed curtains, open windows and empty bank accounts. Tune in to watch this tale of greed and lust in the Nevada desert. But first, savor a few facts about the life and death of victim Ted Binion.
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