Body Found In Lake Mead Barrel Identified

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1. 15 Oct

   LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are poised to settle a mystery Thursday by publicly revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead.

   2 outlets · Toronto Star
2. 16 Oct

   “At this point in our investigation, we don’t have any information to support those theories,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police homicide Lt. Robert Price said at a news conference.

   2 outlets · NBC News

Coverage 6 articles

• 16 Oct Lake Mead murder victim found in barrel in 2022 ID’d — solving 40-plus-year cold caseLas Vegas police have identified Edward Lelburian Jackson, a murder victim from the early 1980s whose body was dumped into Lake Mead in a rusted barrel in May 2022. Jackson, an Arkansas man in his 50s involved in criminal activity during the 1980s in Salt Lake City, was executed with a single gunshot wound to the head. Advanced genealogy profiling solved the cold case after decades of mystery. The article speculates…New York Post
• 16 Oct Police reveal identity of man found in a barrel in drought-stricken Lake MeadClark County coroner Melanie Rouse revealed at a press conference on Thursday that the identity of an unknown homicide victim found in Lake Mead in 2022 is Edward Lelburian Jackson, also known as "Buddy." Investigators believe he was killed in the mid-1970s to early 1980s and used DNA analysis from a partnership with Oklahoma State University's forensics team to confirm his identity. The article focuses on the…The Guardian
• 16 Oct Four years after discovery, remains found in a barrel in Lake Mead identified as those of 1980s murder victimThe remains of Edward Lelburian Jackson, found in a barrel at Lake Mead in May 2022 as the reservoir levels dropped due to drought, have been identified by Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse using genealogical testing. Jackson, who was in his mid-to-late 50s and had lived in Los Angeles before traveling around the country, was murdered with a single gunshot wound to the head in the early 1980s based on remnants of…NBC News
• 15 Oct Frenzied speculation about identity of body found in barrel in Lake Mead set to be announced today, amid claims it is famous Vegas mobsterThe identity of decomposed human remains found in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor, Lake Mead in May 2022 will be revealed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County Coroner's office today at 3pm PDT. The body was discovered as water levels receded during an historic drought, with investigators confirming it is that of a man killed by a gunshot to the head before being placed in the barrel around…Daily Mail
• 15 Oct Las Vegas investigators say they've identified shooting victim's body found in Lake Mead barrelLas Vegas investigators have identified the body of a murder victim found in a barrel submerged in Lake Mead, which was discovered by boaters on May 1, 2022. Receding water levels helped reveal the remains and other human bodies over the years. The case is believed to be linked to organized crime from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s; the victim likely suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. A news briefing with further…Fox News
• 15 Oct Mob hit? Las Vegas police plan to release the ID of a man found in a barrel in Lake MeadLas Vegas police are preparing to disclose the identity of a man whose decomposed body was found inside a barrel by boaters in Lake Mead in 2022. The discovery has evoked associations with the city’s past ties to organized crime, where such methods were once used for disposing of victims.Toronto Star

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