He was set to testify against a former insider from a mob-controlled casino company but never made it to trial.Īnd our leading candidate for the man in the barrel is Johnny Pappas, a Chicago native and veteran Las Vegas casino host. There’s William Crespo, a drug-runner who turned state’s evidence after he got busted smuggling cocaine. The mob wanted him dead, but we doubt that it is him in Lake Mead.
Most speculation has centered on George ‘Jay’ Vandermark, a gambling machine cheater trusted by the mob to oversee its slot machine operation at the Stardust casino on the Las Vegas Strip - that is, before he double-crossed them. The three men, each with links to the mob, disappeared at that time and their bodies were never found. Our research has found three possible victims who may be the body in the barrel. The timing suggests the killing occurred between the 1970s and the early 1980s, coinciding with the most violent period in Las Vegas’ past - an era of unprecedented street crime and underworld killings. Gangsters used barrels to dispose of bodies going back to the late 19th Century. Las Vegas police believe the barrel was thrown into the lake in the mid-1970s to early 1980s. They determined the clothing was purchased in the mid- to late 1970s at a Kmart discount store – far from the choice attire of a high-rolling, fashion-conscious mobster.Ī close-up view of the corroded barrel shows the badly decomposed murder victim, shot in the head, with clothing still clinging to the remains. There it sat at the bottom of the lake - until now.Īlready the dead man is talking – giving us clues of who he may have been, why he was killed and by whom.ĭetectives confirmed that the corpse still had a shirt, belt and shoes clinging to the remains. The killers transported the barrel by boat several hundred yards out into the lake and dumped it in what was then 100 feet of water. Police say the victim was shot in the head, execution-style, and crammed into the drum – historically a mob method for disposing of bodies. The grisly find has all the makings of a gangland hit. On May 1st, the remains of a decomposed human body stuffed inside a corroded metal barrel were discovered stuck in Lake Mead’s mud. When mobsters bury their secrets, they expect them to stay hidden.īut as Nevada’s drought-ravaged Lake Mead recedes and sunlight shines on its muddy depths for the first time in decades, we may be getting a glimpse into the dark and sordid mob history of Las Vegas, which lies just 30 miles away. The barrel emerged from the mud where it sat since dumped into about 100 feet of water decades ago, Las Vegas police said.Įditor’s note: This article first appeared at
#EMPIRE OF SIN LOAN SHARKS PC#
“Make it Count, alongside the free Precinct update, brings new ways for players to play, manage and win as they build up their own Empire of Sin!”Įmpire of Sin: Make It Count launches on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC later in 2021.On May 1, a boater at Lake Mead spotted this barrel, containing a dead body, revealed by the drought-plagued lake’s receding waters at Hemenway Harbor, about 30 miles from Las Vegas. “After all the work we put into patching the game in the past few months, we’re ready to explore new aspects of the game to give players more content to sink their teeth into.” said Romero Games Co-Founder Brenda Romero. The expansion will also bring new rackets, new abilities, new gangsters and new missions to the game, with further details to come later. Players will be introduced to this new gang, as well as new boss Lansky, in a new string of story missions. Make It Count will also add a new gang known as The Fixers, who run a loan shark racket, unlocking blackmail over other characters and factions. The expansion will add a brand new boss to the game - Meyer “The Accountant” Lansky - who excels in economics, can create synergy in combat, and can smooth talk to make peace with money and connections.
Paradox Interactive has announced that crime strategy game Empire of Sin will be getting a new expansion later this year, called ‘Make It Count’.
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