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Body found in barrel at Lake Mead in 2022 is identified

Police have put a name to the body pulled from a barrel at Lake Mead in twenty twenty-two, ending a case that went cold for years.

On air: Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 11:19 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by KTNV Las Vegas: “Mystery solved: Investigators identify body found in barrel at Lake Mead in 2022”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:19 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Crystal Lake.
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KTNV Las VegasMystery solved: Investigators identify body found in barrel at Lake Mead in 2022

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPolice in Las Vegas have identified the body found in a barrel at Lake Mead in twenty twenty-two, which closes a case that sat open for years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWith me is lobbyist Barnaby Tuckahoe.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBarnaby, you represent the barrel industry and the lake at the same time. How does that work?
Barnaby TuckahoeBeautifully. Speaking for both of my clients, who are also me, the barrel did its job, and the lake kept the secret. Mutual respect.