+250 // The Kingdom of Nye

Las Vegas residents Roy Jaggers and Heather Pate were not only neighbors, they were friends. Because of their close proximity, Heather would sometimes ask Roy to babysit her two children while she went out on the town. However, one evening in the late summer of 2021 would not only fracture the trust between the two neighbors but would ultimately lead to a long night of unimaginable suffering in the desert and one of Nevada’s most gruesome recent crimes…  

Written by John Garland Wells, Edited & Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources: 

1. Torture, Murder Suspects Face Judge

2. Local News Interview with Roy’s Parents

3. Three Suspects Arrested for Murder

4. Local News Report of Brad Mehn’s Interrogation in Court

5. 05/04/2023  Kevin Dent Testifies Regarding the Murder of Roy Jaggers

6. 07/20/2023  Kevin Dent Officially Sentenced for the Murder of Roy Jaggers

7. Parents of man kidnapped, tortured and murdered say Nye County D.A. is violating their victims' rights

8. Roy Jaggers Youtube Channel

9. Nevada Babysitter Tortured With Blowtorch, Pushed Off Cliff And Executed With Shotgun | Oxygen

10. Las Vegas man tortured with blowtorch, forced off canyon cliff

11. 3rd suspect convicted of killing man after torturing him with blowtorch and forcing him to walk naked off a cliff

12. ‘We’ve gone too far’: Witness testifies in Las Vegas man’s torture, killing — WATCH LIVE | Courts | Crime

13. 09-30-2021 Murder Co-Defendants In Court To Hear Evidence Against Them

14. Jury returns guilty verdict in kidnap, torture, murder case

15. Man found guilty in Nye County torture killing case

16. Torture, Murder Suspects Face Judge (Continued)

17. BRAD MEHN v. THE STATE OF NEVADA (2025) | FindLaw

18. Gruesome details revealed during trial in torture, killing of man

19. Las Vegas man was tortured for hours before canyon killing, records show | Homicides | Crime

20. Nye County Sheriff's Office Identifies Man Killed in Cathedral Canyon, Arrests Three Suspects | | 2news.com

21. Fundraiser by Katherine Robinson : Help me attend the trial for the Murder of my son

22. Nye County DA decides not to seek death penalty in Jaggers murder case | Pahrump Valley Times

23. Las Vegas Trio Allegedly Used Blowtorch to Torture Man for Several Hours Before Forcing Him to Strip Naked and Walk Off Cliff

24. Nev. Man Was Allegedly Tortured for Hours, Forced to Walk off Cliff, as 3 Charged with Murder

25. 05/04/2023  Heather Pate Goes into Further Detail about Events Leading up to the Murder of Jaggers

26. 07/20/2023  Kevin Dent Officially Sentenced for the Murder of Roy Jaggers

27. 05/03/2023  Heather Pate Gives Her Plea Deal Testimony in the Cathedral Canyon Murder Trial

28. 2 plead guilty to murder in 2021 torture, killing of man in Nye County | Pahrump Valley Times

29. Man testifies on body find

30. 3 suspects to stand trial in torture, killing of Las Vegas man

31. Cathedral Canyon

32. 04/12/2023 Another Defendant Pleads Guilty Weeks Before Cathedral Canyon Murder Trial To Begin

33. 04/21/2023  Pre-Trial Motions were held in Cathedral Canyon Murder Case

34. Cathedral Canyon • Nevada Expeditions

35. Create, Develop & Flow Martial Arts Academy

36. 05/10/2023  Experts Testify in the Cathedral Canyon Murder Trial

37. Man, woman receive life sentences in Pahrump torture killing

38. 05/08/2023  Cathedral Canyon Murder Trial - First on the Scene Sergeant Yelle Gives Testimony

39. Nye County judge sentences Cathedral Canyon killer to life in prison

40. Nevada Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in Torture, Murder of Roy Jaggers

41. Cathedral Canyon killers sentenced to life in prison

42. 07/21/2023 Heather Pates Official Sentencing

43. 08/17/2023 The Final Sentencing for Brad Mehn

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Desert Winds” by Jon Sumner 

• Closing Track: “Cherry Tree Blossom” by Ecobell

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com