At least one of the deaths 'are nefarious', authorities say, revealing time is the enemy. 9News
The bodies – one of which was found in a corroding barrel with a gunshot wound – could have been submerged in the lake's depths decades ago, leaving the three sets of remains in advanced stages of decomposition and making it increasingly difficult to extract DNA.
Johansson told CNN that the clothing was so well preserved in the freshwater environment that investigators were still able to read the clothing labels. While she couldn't confidently determine how the person died – meaning the preliminary cause of death is undetermined – the coroner's office is sending specimens to be examined for any potential DNA.
The remains are undergoing toxicology and other testing before a cause and manner of death can be determined, the coroner said. "However, right now, there's nothing in this investigation that is directly tying it organised crime." "The lake has drained dramatically over the last 15 years," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said in May.
For the two sets of Lake Mead remains from which the office is trying to extract DNA, those specimens would have to be sent to a lab, she said.
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