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Sydney Land and Nehemiah Kauffman.
MUS-2026-0401
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MUS-2026-0401
Homicide
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 22, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
- Location
- Las Vegas NV
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Sydney Land, 21, and Nehemiah Kauffman, 20, were found shot in their southwest Las Vegas apartment in October 2016, with no sign of forced entry. A person of interest was publicly named but never charged, and no arrests have been made. The case has a Wikipedia page and a dedicated true-crime podcast episode.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2016
Sydney Land, 21, and Nehemiah Kauffman, 20, are found shot in their southwest Las Vegas apartment in October, with no sign of forced entry.
- 2026
A person of interest was publicly named but never charged; no arrests have been made. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
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Sydney Land, 21, and Nehemiah Kauffman, 20. Found shot in their southwest Las Vegas apartment in October 2016, with no sign of forced entry. A person of interest was publicly named but never charged.
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