Missing Person's Remains Found In Barrel In Las Vegas, Suspect Charged
Dec. 1 2022, Published 10:03 a.m. ET
Human remains were found in a barrel in Las Vegas and now a suspect faces a murder charge.
Still, police have released few details about the case.
Around 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 29, police in Las Vegas responded to a report of human remains being found in a barrel near Palm Street and East Quail Avenue.
Officers arrived on the scene and found the remains.
Police said the remains were of a person who was reported missing on Nov. 3. The name of the missing person and murder victim has not been released.
Ryan Bentley, 43, was identified as the suspect in the victim’s death, police said. Though, authorities did not detail how they connected him to the case.
Bentley was arrested and charged with open murder.
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