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Lake Mead barrel identification Developing

First reported Oct 15, 11:58 AM ET by CNN · ongoing, 23 hours so far

Man Found in Barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 Is Identified by Las Vegas Police (opens the original story in a new tab)

The New York TimesOct 15, 8:11 PM

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Videos: 2
Articles: 8
YouTube views: 228K
Running: 23h

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How each outlet covered it

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Outlet	First seen	Articles	Videos	First headline
CNN	Oct 15, 11:58 AM First	1	1	Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say
Associated Press	Oct 15, 3:00 PM	1	0	Las Vegas police plan to release the ID of a man found in a barrel in Lake Mead
Fox News	Oct 15, 6:23 PM	1	0	Las Vegas investigators say they've identified shooting victim's body found in Lake Mead barrel
NBC News	Oct 15, 7:51 PM	1	0	Four years after discovery, remains found in a barrel in Lake Mead identified as those of 1980s murder victim
The New York Times	Oct 15, 8:11 PM	1	0	Man Found in Barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 Is Identified by Las Vegas Police
ABC News	Oct 15, 8:57 PM	1	1	Lake Mead body in barrel has been identified: Officials
New York Post	Oct 15, 11:38 PM	1	0	Lake Mead murder victim found in barrel in 2022 ID'd — solving 40-plus-year cold case
CBS News	Oct 16, 6:31 AM	1	0	Body found in barrel at Lake Mead identified as murder victim from Arkansas: "Earmarks of a mob hit"

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