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Coverage dated May 9, 2022

Bodies Surfacing in Lake Mead Recall Mob's Time in Las Vegas

Headline from NBC New York

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute drive from the notoriously mob-founded Strip.

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  1. NBC New York

    Bodies Surfacing in Lake Mead Recall Mob's Time in Las Vegas (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute drive from the notoriously mob-founded Strip.

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Mystery behind bodies found in Lake Mead renews interest in Vegas mob lore (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of Lake Mead.

  3. KVOA Tucson

    Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Vegas mob lore (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of Lake

  4. NBC New York

    Interest in Vegas Mob Lore Renewed as More Bodies Surface in Shrinking Reservoir (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of Lake Mead.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Vegas mob history resurfaces: Plunging lake exposes human remains (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Two bodies emerge within a week in drought-stricken reservoir, with ex-mayor saying former mafia clients now keen on 'climate control': 'It’s not a bad place to dump a body'

  6. CBS News

    Human remains surfacing in drought-stricken Lake Mead recall mob's time in Vegas: "There's no telling what we'll find" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "I would be willing to bet there are going to be a few more bodies," a UNLV history professor said after the discovery of two sets of human remains.

  7. The Guardian

    ‘No telling what we’ll find’: bodies in Lake Mead spark mob speculation (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The dropping lake level exposed a second set of human remains within a week, flooding Las Vegas with lore about organized crime

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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