 The plot of Burked draws very heavily upon the facts surrounding the  actual 1998 Las Vegas death of Ted Binion, son of Benny Binion, who  was the original owner/founder of Binions Horseshoe Casino in  downtown Las Vegas. Binions girlfriend (and former Cheetahs  dancer) Sandy Murphy, as well as her lover Rick Tabish, were  arrested and originally found guilty of murdering Binion, but  eventually they were granted a new trial and acquitted regarding the  murder charge.