Terry Miller-Newcomb was born at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her grandparents on both sides were Nevada residents, and her mother and father were born in Reno and McGill, respectively. Her younger sister was born at Sunrise Hospital shortly after it opened.

Richard Morgan was born in 1945 Fresno, California. His parents moved to the San Francisco Bay, California area a few months later, where Morgan grew up and attended school. His father had moved there for the express purpose of giving his children the opportunity to attend the University of California, Berkeley. Morgan did, in fact, graduate from Berkeley in 1967 with a degree in political science.

Helen M. Baucum was born November 03, 1920 in Batesville, Arkansas. Baucum lived in Arkansas until she was seventeen. Baucum was twice married in Nevada and once divorced in Nevada.

Patricia Bearce was born in 1938 and moved to Nevada in 1940 when she was two years old. She was educated in Southern Nevada and attended Las Vegas High School. She attended Nevada College of Commerce. She worked in a few offices and then went to work for Episcopal Church until her daughter Debbie was born. Bearce was married on July 06, 1957.

Miriam Belmont was born November 26, 1923 to William Joseph Flowers and Marie Langton Flowers. Belmont moved to Nevada in 1928. Belmont worked as a secretary and a trailer park manager.

Robert Francis Bergin was born June 12, 1891 to William Bergin and Susan Killian in Providence, Rhode Island. He worked in the gambling industry as a pit boss in the Desert Inn Hotel.