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Murder victim in barrel had clothes dating to 70s

A body was found in a barrel at Lake Mead on May 1, 2022. (Shawna Hollister/KLAS)

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Body found in barrel in lake may date back to ’80s

A body was found in a barrel at Lake Mead on May 1, 2022. (Shawna Hollister/KLAS)

Police dog finds $10.5M worth of drugs in produce truck

Man arrested in Las Vegas hookah lounge shooting that …

This Clark County Detention Center booking photo shows Lee Frank Wilson, 44, following his arrest March 1, 2022, on murder and attempted murder charges in a shooting that left one man dead and 13 people wounded at a hookah lounge east of the Las Vegas Strip. The County Coroner's office said Demetreus Beard, 33, died of multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting early Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Las Vegas man faces murder, kidnapping charges after girlfriend’s …

Brandon Toseland, a suspect in the death of a child, appears in court, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Toseland was arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, whose body was found in a freezer inside a northeast Las Vegas home. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Child’s body found in freezer; mom’s boyfriend arrested

2 California men indicted in Las Vegas robberies, shootings …

These Dec. 31, 2021, photos released by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department show Jordan Ruby, 18, left and Jesani Carter, 20, right, at the Clark County jail in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Associated Press)

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Las Vegas landlord fatally shoots 2 women, injures …

Las Vegas police investigate a shooting on Chicago Avenue in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. The shooting, apparently involving a landlord-tenant dispute, left two renters dead, one critically wounded with nine gunshot wounds and their landlord in custody as the suspect, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Las Vegas dad dies after being stabbed over 70 times; …

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Probe of Las Vegas car theft ring leads to nearly …

Capt. Shane Womack announces the arrests of 28 suspects in connection with a Las Vegas-area car theft ring on June 21, 2021. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

San Jose mother arrested in killing of 7-year-old …

Samantha Moreno Rodriguez is seen in a booking photo released by Las Vegas police.

$10K reward offered for information on slain boy …

These artist's renderings created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and distributed on June 3, 2021, by the FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department depict a slain boy believed to be between the ages of 8 and 10 whose body was found on May 28, 2021, off a hiking trail between Las Vegas and rural Pahrump, Nev. Authorities offered a $10,000 reward to identify the child. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

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