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Theresa Insana.

MUS-2026-0375

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MUS-2026-0375

Homicide

Incident
2004
Indexed
Oct 20, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Location
Las Vegas NV

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Theresa Insana, 26, a sales manager, was strangled in her Summerlin home in Las Vegas, Nevada, around October 26, 2004. Her body was found on November 1 wrapped in carpet and blankets in a drainage culvert 3.5 miles away. Unknown male DNA recovered at the scene has never matched; no arrests. LVMPD Cold Case Detail offers a $17,000 reward. Her ex-boyfriend was ruled out by DNA and is not a suspect.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2004

    Theresa Insana, 26, is strangled in her Summerlin home around October 26; her body is found November 1 wrapped in carpet and blankets in a drainage culvert 3.5 miles away.

  2. 2004

    Her ex-boyfriend is ruled out by DNA and is not a suspect.

  3. 2026

    Unknown male DNA from the scene has never matched; no arrests. LVMPD Cold Case Detail offers a $17,000 reward.

Key people

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VictimTheresa Insana

26, sales manager of Las Vegas, Nevada. Strangled in her Summerlin home around October 26, 2004.

Investigating agencyLas Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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