As the early 1980’s rolled around, the cold war between the United States and Russia was well into its third decade and tensions between these global superpowers were steadily mounting.

 

As newly elected U.S. President Ronald Reagan promised to take an aggressive stance against the Soviets, Russian troops secretly invaded Afghanistan and the USSR faced an international backlash over their human rights violations.

 

It was amidst this backdrop, that an elderly las vegas couple known for their outspoken views against the soviet union were found murdered in their home under circumstances straight out of a spy thriller…

Click here to read more about the double murder of Jack & Xenia Rabinowitsch - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!

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