Homicide victim found in barrel at Lake Mead identified more than 4 years after discovery

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Authorities in Las Vegas identified a homicide victim Thursday whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead more than four years ago. Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse identified the man as Edward Lelburian Jackson. Authorities said he was from Arkansas and in his mid-to-late 50s when he died.Las Vegas police said Jackson’s remains were discovered in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor at Lake Mead on May 1, 2022. He died from a gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a homicide.The case drew national attention as water levels at Lake Mead dropped to record lows.Clark County released facial approximation images created by the FBI in hopes of generating leads.“Our hope is to put the composite out there and see if we can get any good matches. As good as a DNA profile is, it’s only as good as what you have to compare it to,” Rouse previously said about the case. “Obviously, the next steps would be to get it out to the community in hopes that we have some good lin