Name: Billions in the Balance: Howard Hughes and the High-Stakes Battle Over the Mormon Will
Start: 2026-03-26T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-26T20:00:00-07:00
Location: 300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV, United States, Nevada 89101

$\u200b\u200bBillions in the Balance: Howard Hughes and the High-Stakes Battle Over the Mormon Will \u200b$

The eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes died on April 5, 1976—50 years ago this spring—and he didn’t leave a will. Or did he? Just weeks after his death, a handwritten will turned up in Utah. It soon was reported that the will—later dubbed the Mormon Will—had been delivered to a small-town gas station operator named Melvin Dummar.
A media firestorm ensued, and a seven-month trial was held in Las Vegas to determine the will’s validity. This panel discussion, led by The Mob Museum’s own Vice President of Exhibits and Programs and Howard Hughes biographer Geoff Schumacher, will delve into the details of the Mormon Will case and its profound implications for Las Vegas.
Date: March 26, 2026
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Cost: Free for Museum Members or with Museum Admission