More human remains have been found in the rapidly shrinking Lake Mead, Nevada.
This is his third chilling discovery of its kind in the Swim Beach area this year as water levels have receded to historic lows.
Investigators are still trying to determine if they belong to the same person or to different individuals.
At approximately 8:00 pm Monday, National Park Service rangers were called in to work with Las Vegas Police Department divers to set the perimeter and recover the body.
In addition to his three partial discoveries on Swim Beach, two of his remains have been found in the lake since May.
This included one of her remains in a barrel that was found partially submerged in part of the newly exposed lake bed after the water receded. increase.
Detectives suspect this person was shot dead in his 1980s based on gunshot wounds and personal effects found along with drums.
Police homicide investigator Lieutenant Ray Spencer said at the time: "As the water level recedes, it is very likely that additional human remains will be found."
A second body was found in Calvil Bay on the lake barely a week later,CNN reported.
Preliminary examination suggests from age 23 that he belongs to a man estimated to be 38 years old. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
These discoveries sparked speculation about an unsolved case dating back to the early days of Las Vegas, a 30-minute drive away.
A ruling mafia crew. Some have suggested that the lake may have been used as a water cemetery where victims could be dumped. It has the characteristics of violence.
Staff at the "Mob His Museum" in Las Vegas believe that Johnny Pappas, who worked for a mobster front company that owned four large casinos, "scraped" profits from it. increase.
He left his boat on Lake Mead and went missing one night in 1976.
The man suspected of killing him was a notorious Mafia The enforcer was Tony Spilotro. Martin Scorsese's classic mob movie Casino.
However, other local experts suggest that the victims were much more likely buried in the desert to avoid spooking visitors with the sudden appearance of floating corpses.
Travis Haggie, a former National Park Service employee who investigated deaths in the Lake Mead Recreation Area, said of the find:
"We expect all sorts of crimes to show up. That means a lot."
This reservoir is the largest in the United States, built in the 1930s. . The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River on the border of Nevada and Arizona.
It supplies potable water to parts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico, but is currently at less than 30% capacity.
Treasure hunters flocked to the area, drawn by reports of what secrets had been uncovered as the water receded.
Several ghost towns, ancient natives his American 'lost cities', shot down WWII bombers, infamous Vegas his gang his Bugsy Siegel buried Presumably contains loot.
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