Persistent drought conditions at the Hoover Dam's Lake Meade recently exposed a bizarre and disturbing sight in the lakebed—evidence of a crime that's been waiting deep underwater for half a century:
The decomposing body stuffed inside a barrel that was found in a Nevada lake Sunday is believed to be a murder victim who could have been killed nearly five decades ago, police said.
The person, believed to be a man, had been shot and was wearing clothes and shoes that dated back to the mid-to-late 1970s, KLAS-TV reported, citing police.
Metro police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said the victim's garments were sold at Kmart during that time period.
Look I'm not trying to be crude here, but if you find a body with Kmart clothes on it, you're already dating that poor soul's death probably a few decades back. Kmarts are just not around anymore.
Just to emphasize how much drought has depleted Lake Meade in recent years:
Investigators believe the body dated to the mid-70s or 80s, explaining that the beach it was discovered on would have been several dozen feet underwater back then, the article said.
Several dozen feet underwater is a lot of feet underwater. Hard to really imagine it. Let's hope they find whoever killed the poor guy, assuming the murderer is still around.
Relatedly, that's not the only bizarre thing found in Lake Meade: The water there is also home to a WWII-era B-29:
That's quite the lake!
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