Las Vegas Mob Hits Keep Washing Up In Lake Mead

The identity of a person whose remains were found in a rusted, corroded barrel in the receding waters of Lake Mead last year has stumped investigators in Nevada, who on Wednesday released images they believe are an approximation of the man’s face, in hopes they may push the case further along.

The remains of the man, who investigators think died from a gunshot wound decades ago, were found in the spring of 2022, the first of four sets of human remains found at the lake that year. The Clark County Coroner’s Office was able to successfully identify remains in three of the four cases, including those of a man who drowned nearly 50 years ago.

The gruesome discoveries, which stirred theories about seedy crimes in nearby Las Vegas, were made possible by an ongoing drought that saw the water levels of Lake Mead, the country’s largest man-made reservoir, drop by nearly 150 feet since 2000.

Lake Mead is the largest body of water next to Las Vegas. If you know anything about the history of Las Vegas, Sin City was founded on many sins including murder. Both the desert surrounding Vegas and Lake Mead hold many secrets that the mob hid. Now due to droughts and falling waterlines, people are finding what lies underneath the surface. A man who lives beneath the surface: Dirty Water Don. The same dude that took me to the bottom of the East River to look for Mammoth bones, has been diving numerous waterways looking for treasures of all sorts. We talked about what is under Lake Mead and how Don has found not only bodies but several big scores like safes full of cash and more. 

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