Murder conviction vacated for Vegas real estate mogul’s wife

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who spent 20 years in prison for the 1994 killing of her millionaire husband until she was paroled in 2020. Margaret Rudin was found guilty in 2001 in the death of real estate mogul Ron Rudin. Prosecutors said he had been shot in the head as he slept at the couple’s Las Vegas home and that his body was dumped in the desert. The Las Vegas Review-Journal first reported that U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware ruled Sunday that Rudin received ineffective legal representation from her late defense attorney. She has maintained her innocence all along.