They're not missing. They were sent to a forensic recovery firm paid by LV Metro PD. That firm says they're 'unrecoverable'. Mighty convenient that.
Yes, that’s what makes me suspicious about this apparent murder. I tend to favor police but I am not naive and I know that there are some bad cops.
Yeah,,, cause nothing builds business for a forensic recovery firm like not being able to sucessfully recover the data!/
Nevermind that the tapes, as evidence, also must be provided to the plaintiff if they sue, so their own experts can examine them. And yes, they will be very likely to be able to see if the lab hired by Las Vegas did anything to damage them.