Overview

• Las Vegas officials have released new composite images of an unidentified homicide victim found at Lake Mead in 2022, hoping to identify him.
• The victim's remains were found in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor in Lake Mead, and investigators believe he died from a gunshot wound.
• The victim is believed to have been killed sometime in the mid-1970s to early '80s, based on the clothing and footwear found with the remains.
• The remains were the first of four sets found in 2022 in various parts of Lake Mead as the lake shrank amid a severe drought. The other three have been identified.
• Anyone with information about the man’s identity is urged to contact the Clark County coroner’s office in Nevada.