Police Identify Body Found In A Barrel In Lake Mead, 40 Years After Murder

More than four years after a barrel containing human remains was found at Lake Mead, investigators have identified the victim as Edward “Buddy” Jackson. Police say Jackson was shot once in the head and was believed to be in his mid to late 50s at the time of his murder. Jackson was last seen visiting family in Arkansas in the 1980s and has no known ties to the Vegas area. Jackson’s remains were among four bodies found in Lake Mead in 2022 after a massive drought exposed the skeletal remains.

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