Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified. It's a man from California

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Set us as preferred Another piece of a mystery found in the Nevada desert has come to light.Four years after human remains were found in a barrel in drought-stricken Lake Mead, investigators have identified the man as a murder victim from the 1980s who lived in California for a time with his wife.The remains were one of several found that summer at Lake Mead, where water levels have been declining for decades, but his identity remained a mystery.

The man was murdered through a single gunshot wound in his head, according to police.On Thursday, Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse identified the remains as Edward Lelburian “Buddy” Jackson, a man in his mid- to late 50s at the time of his death.Robert Price, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide lieutenant, said during a Thursday news conference that Jackson was from Arkansas and lived in California during the early 1970s with his wife.

He also lived in Utah, where he had a criminal history in the early 1980s.“With these new developments, homicide detectives will continue to work diligently to solve his crime,” Price said.

“I’d like to take a moment to thank the coroner’s office and the science professionals who brought a name to this victim.” Jackson was married for a period of time with no known children, Price said.There was also speculation that Jackson’s death was linked to an organized crime group, but there hasn’t been any evidence so far to support that, he added.Detectives have spoken to Jackson’s relatives, who confirmed he was last seen visiting them in Arkansas in the early 1980s, Price said.

So far, Jackson has no known ties to the Las Vegas area.Jackson’s remains were found on May 1, 2022, in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation and determined he had been murdered right around the time...