Lake Mead barrel victim identified as Edward Jackson

Las Vegas authorities have identified Edward Lelburian Jackson as the man whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead in 2022, but his killing remains unsolved. Officials estimate he was shot in the early 1980s, decades before boaters discovered the barrel along the lake’s shore. Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse said Jackson was from Arkansas and was in his mid-to-late 50s when he died. He had been shot once in the head, she said. Investigators have not identified a suspect or motive, and homicide detectives continue to investigate. Rouse said a bone sample sent for genealogy profiling helped establish Jackson’s identity. Authorities also compared three angles of a facial composite and clothing he was wearing when he died. Those details included a short-sleeve button-down shirt, light blue jeans, a silver wristwatch and blue-and-white shoes. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Robert Price said Jackson’s family did not report him missing. Relatives told investigators he traveled around the country and sometimes appeared unexpectedly, so they assumed he was away. Authorities have not established why he was in Las Vegas. Jackson had a brief criminal...