Harvey’s Casino Bombing: 45 Years Later
Stream the documentary "Bringing Down the House" free on Very Local
Stream the documentary "Bringing Down the House" free on Very Local
Revisit one of the most audacious crimes in American history with Bringing Down the House: The Bombing of Harvey’s Casino, now streaming free on Very Local. The feature documentary retraces the 1980 extortion plot that paralyzed Lake Tahoe’s famed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel resort and casino at the height of tourist season—just days before Labor Day.
On an August morning in 1980, men posing as office-equipment deliverymen rolled what looked like a computer/copier into Harvey’s executive offices. It wasn’t a machine—it was one of the most complex improvised explosive devices investigators had ever seen, packed with more than 1,000 pounds of explosives and engineered with booby traps designed to foil disarmament.
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