Lake Mead body in a barrel - update V

Barbara Brock believes the body in the barrel is her brother, Bobbi Eugene Shaw. Cops say the remains match his description and have taken DNA samples. Robert E. Shaw was arrested in 1976 during a strike on the Strip by the Culinary Union. This conjures Culinary Union boss Al Bramlet, who met his end in the desert in 1977 after refusing to pay a hitman for a series of bombings.

Robert Shaw had extensive mob connections and has been missing since 1977.

A missing father of a San Francisco man has been identified as one of the bodies that emerged from Lake Mead.

Twenty years ago Tom Erndt, then 10 years old, was on a nighttime family boating excursion on the Colorado River reservoir on Aug. 2, 2002 when his father, Thomas Erndt, playfully jumped into the water. Known for being a jokester, the family thought he was playing a prank when he began to struggle. "At first it was like, 'Oh, I'm drowning hahaha,' kind of thing, right?" Tom Erndt said. "And it turned into screaming and yelling, and 'I need help!'.

Thomas Erndt disappeared below the surface and he wasn't found until a month ago.

Latest to emerge from Lake Mead is a WWII Higgins landing craft. It was used to survey the Colorado River decades ago before sinking. Human remains were found a week after the body in the barrel.

Shoes on the man were sold at Kmart in the mid 70s.

Boaters on depleted Lake Mead spotted an old rusty barrel. Inside were bones from a man killed sometime between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s. He had been shot to death and was likely dropped from a boat far from shore. There is still no DNA evidence of his identity.

The grisly find has all the makings of a gangland hit. Cops say the victim was shot in the head and crammed into the drum. 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. The corpse still had a shirt, belt and shoes. Clothing was purchased in the mid to late 1970s at a Kmart. Three possible mob victims may be the body in the barrel. George 'Jay' Vandermark was a gambling machine cheater who robbed the mob's slot machine operation at the Stardust casino. William Crespo was a drug-runner who turned state's evidence after he got busted smuggling cocaine. He was set to testify against a mob-controlled casino company but was never seen again.

Leading candidate for the man in the barrel is Johnny Pappas, a man who owned a boat on Lake Mead and was a Las Vegas casino host. The three men together were all linked to the most powerful Las Vegas mob operation of that time – Argent Corp., a front company that ran some of Las Vegas' top gambling operations. Argent Corp. had become a major player in Las Vegas – owning the Stardust, Hacienda and Marina hotel-casinos on the Strip, and the Fremont downtown. That leads to a likely killer. One of the most notorious enforcers in mob history, Tony Spilotro. He was involved in at least 20 mob-related murders from 1975 to 1977. Each of his victims died from a shared method — one or more point-blank shots to the head from a .22 handgun, favored because the slugs enter the skull without blowing back blood and brain matter. DNA testing may take a year.

Lake Mead and Lake Powell upstream provide water to more than 40 million people. The lake’s level has dropped so much that the uppermost water intake at Lake Mead became visible.Drought and increasing demand is emptying the lake.

Failed hitman declares ‘I’m not a rat’ from federal witness stand

Defense lawyers were not impressed with the hitman's claim that he wanted to work with children on his release from prison. 'Do you plan to kidnap those children? Are you going to help them with their homework, sir? Are you going to teach them what homework is, sir?'

Ron Cabey is testifying as part of a cooperation agreement with the feds in the murder-for-hire plot against Anthony Zottola. “I’m not a rat,” Cabey, 32, said. “I’m a cooperator.” Cabey testified that he had been paid $10k by a leader of the Bloods gang, Bushawn Shelton. Cabey told jurors how he tried – and failed – at least six times to rub out Mafia-associate Sylvester “Sally Daz” Zottola, 71, and his other son, Salvatore, 45. Anthony, 44, is on trial with two co-defendants, Alfred Lopez and Himen Ross, who were allegedly hired by the Bloods to whack Sylvester at a Bronx McDonald’s drive thru in 2018. The court spent considerable time hearing Cabey's encylopedic criminal record.

Anthony Zottola is on trial for the hit on his father.

See ----->Mobster stands trial for murder of his own father

Mexican Navy lands 1700 kg of cocaine

The Mexican Navy busted a 1,700 kilo shipment of cocaine aboard a go-fast boat far off the coast of Chiapas. The region is at the northern end of the busy Eastern Pacific transit corridor for cocaine shipments from Colombia. The service put the value of the seizure at about $24m; if delivered to the United States, the same cargo would be worth at least twice that amount.

Germany raids United Tribuns - banned

German cops raided premises linked to the gang United Tribuns across the country. Police searched 108 properties in nine states in tandem with the announcement of a ban on the group. The ban affects about 100 patched members. Its 13 chapters will be dissolved and their assets seized. Symbols of the group may no longer be disseminated or used in public. Formed in 2004, the club has been involved in a series of violent clashes with other gangsters, including the Hells Angels. Its founder is Bosnian Almir ‘Boki’ Culum.

Russian oil oligarchs falling to unexplained deaths

Top Russian executive Ivan Pechorin died after falling from his boat near Vladivostok. Pechorin is the latest in a long string of unexpected deaths. In February, the same firm announced the death of its general director, Igor Nosov. The 43-year-old died of a stroke. On Sept 1, state media reported the death of Ravik Maganov, chair of top Russian oil company Lukoil, saying he fell from a hospital window. Four deaths are linked to Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. At least 8 top men connected to Russia's oil and gas industry have died in 2022 so far, many reportedly 'by suicide'.

Execution of Sébastien Beauchamp in 2018 created a mess

Frédérick Silva left a big mess when he killed Sébastien Beauchamp, an associate of the Hells Angels, at a gas station in St-Léonard on Dec. 20, 2018. Silva was found guilty of the hit. His accomplice, driver Giovanni Presta, 37, is on trial. Silva chased Beauchamp around the exterior of the gas station until finally succeeding in killing him. A stray bullet ended up in the gas pump and another travelled through the window of the Couche-Tard convenience store. Another struck a parked car nearby.

Three guns were left at the crime scene. Beauchamp was hit by four of the many bullets fired at him.

See ----->Man linked to Hells Angels shot dead in Saint-Leonard

Daniel Kinahan flees Dubai bolthole

The Irish Mirror says investigators believe the 45-year-old escaped Dubai using a false passport in April. Cops suspect his final destination will be another state in Asia. They say one possibility is Kazakhstan. Kinahan made several visits to the oil-rich state that borders Europe and has firm contacts there. It’s understood father Christy, 64, and brother Christopher Jnr, 41 have also fled Dubai. All three were named as international criminals by the US Department of the Treasury, which placed global financial sanctions on them. They were barred from flying on an American airline, and US companies are barred from doing business with them, anywhere in the world. Cops believe the cartel, which smuggles millions of euro for drugs into Ireland and Britain every year, is set to break up. The Kinahans can no longer run the operation. Others will step in to take over and will pick up the pieces. The cartel has suffered massive losses of men, cash and drugs.

West Auckland Nomads busted - lose loot

A dozen Harleys, 16 vehicles and $400k cash has been seized in a cop operation in West Auckland. The seizure comes from Operation Samson, which nailed the West Auckland Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. Total value of property, assets and cash restrained is in excess of $6m.

€500,000 bounty on jewel heist

A jewelry heist at the Maastricht art fair has resulted in a record amount of €500k reward by the insurer. Its believed the so-called Pink Panther gang has something to do with the theft of 10 pieces of jewelry at the Tefaf art fair in June, one of which had a 114-carat diamond. Its said one of the necklaces was worth €27m. The necklace was by Joel Arthur Rosenthal, 79, one of the most noted jewellery designers in the world. It has a chain of pearls spaced with emeralds, from which hangs a yellow cushion-shaped diamond.

Iceland HAMC gives driver chit for cellphone use

Kristin promised to not make that mistake again.

Kristín Sif was scolded by a HAMC in the middle of traffic recently. She sent a message on her phone, which had rang. A biker saw this and had a problem. "Of course I threw the phone on the seat, looked at the man and nodded and gave a 'thumbs up.' He did a 'thumbs down'".

The Reykjavik chapter was formed in 2011.

Mafioso Del Balso busted trying to extort Laval church

Del Balso extorted nuns and a priest.

Francesco Del Balso reportedly demanded $5k a week from the church if he couldn't get back the jewelry that his ex-wife left while donating clothes a few years ago. The intimidation allegedly began when the priest told Del Balso he had no idea about any jewelry. The 52-year-old is expected to face extortion and intimidation charges. In 2006, he was arrested in Project Coliseum and sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to gangsterism, cocaine smuggling, and tax evasion. Del Balso also spent 30 days in prison after threatening journalist Félix Séguin, who was tracking his attempts to extort pizzeria owners in Quebec City.

Saint-Maxime Church in Laval.

See ---->Francesco Del Balso charged with threatening reporter

HEXO.t enlists Mike Tyson to sell pot = problem

The Montour brothers figured they were geniuses by tapping their old man's pal Mike Tyson to sell pot. They issued news Aug 30. Wholesalers from both Alberta and Quebec said they have no plans to allow Tyson 2.0 products on store shelves because Canadian law prohibits cannabis promotions through endorsements or depictions of people.

Peter Montour, Mike Tyson, Jerry Montour

It has been pointed out that Mike Tyson is a convicted rapist, and that fact alone would preclude him from being a part of any legitimate public company promotion efforts. One wonders how far exactly HEXO.t is from going taters up now. Throwing millions of stakeholder's money away this creatively takes some doing.

See ---->https://mjbizdaily.com/hexos-deal-with-mike-tysons-cannabis-brand-gets-thumbs-down-from-quebec-alberta/

Last farewell for Maurice 'Mom' Boucher

On a hot September evening, a dozen close relatives of the fallen biker gathered on Île Sainte-Hélène, in Montreal, to carry out his last wishes. They scattered his ashes in a small wooded area near oblivious walkers who had no idea they walked among the remains of one of the most notorious leaders of organized crime in Quebec. 165 people died in the Biker war between 1994 and 2002, including nine innocent victims. Boucher died behind bars at the age of 69 on July 10. He suffered from throat cancer which made him suffer until the end. Thin and weakened, he was fed liquid food supplements for several days, in addition to morphine. Disowned by his former colleges, Boucher died angry. There were no patched HAMC at Mom Boucher's final farewell.

See ----->"Mom" Boucher old and angry - dies of cancer

‘Indigenous’ Gina Adams outed as white - pretendian

Gina Adams was among a group of faculty hired at Emily Carr University in a cluster in 2019 as part of a "commitment to reconciliation, Indigenization and decolonization". Adams FINALLY resigned from her tenure-track adjunct professor position Aug 25 after being outed as a con with no native blood. Adams was born in Connecticut and is the white daughter of a Maine pageant queen. She claimed her native-inspired artwork came  in dreams, courtesy of her Anishinaabeg ancestors. Adam’s grandfather was a white man, while her claim to belong to the White Earth Nation in the U.S. was rejected by the White Earth Nation. Adams used her scam to sell $35k quilts to art galleries while denying all for 2 years.

Nuclear secrets found at Mar-a-Lago - ‘gamechanger’

A top secret SCI document detailing a foreign government's nuclear capabilities and military defense systems was among hundreds of classified materials seized by the Feds during their search of Mar-a-Lago. It confirms officials worst fears about the intelligence Trump stole. " ... highly classified, restricted access documents about another country’s nuclear defense capabilities stored at Mar-a-Lago is a gamechanger with regard to the risk it poses to our national security. These documents … tells individuals what our capabilities are with regard to intelligence collection related to nuclear programs. More important is it identifies or exposes our gaps with regard to intelligence collection."

Trump attacked authorities at a rally where he called the FBI and DoJ “vicious monsters”. Trump calls Biden an "enemy of the state".

“Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like Russia, Russia, Russia was a Hoax, two Impeachments were a Hoax, the Mueller investigation was a Hoax, and much more," Trump spewed on Truth Social.

Romana Didulo creates fake HAMC letter - in delirium

One does NOT abuse the HAMC death head for one's own purposes. An obviously fake Hells Angels letter was published Monday on the Telegram social network by Romana Didulo. Romana Didulo didn't get that memo and created some nasty business with the club's logo top, front and center. It is all bullshit from a mental midget. The handwritten signature in the letter belongs to singer Bill Kaulitz of the band Tokio Hotel. Cops say the unstable conspirator is “in delirium”.

Wild footage of New York heist

What did he do to make him that mad 💀???? pic.twitter.com/igwlQPsAzl — Simba (@m0e_almighty) September 4, 2022

Footage captured by stunned onlookers shows a Toyota RAV4 rear-ended then spun around by a black Mercedes-Benz S560 coupe. The driver is then robbed. The incident occurred on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. (Second Ave. and 91st St). The thieves made off with a bag with $20k in cash. They dumped the stolen Mercedes-Benz a few blocks away.

Top bikers hassled in Quebec

A first group contained Martin Robert and a second Stéphane Plouffe, men considered top HA worldwide.

Another sweep by cops resulted in arrests in various strains of organized crime, the mafia, bikers, street gangs, including Zone 43, a clique in the Montreal-North district. Around twenty Hells Angels and supporters were intercepted near Drummondville by the SQ police. The group was the Montreal chapter, often compared to the Nomads of old.

RJ McLeod reeled in

It is all over for ex-marine RJ McLeod who had been on the run from American justice for 6 years after the murder of his girlfriend.

He was extradited to San Diego to face a murder charge stemming from the 2016 killing of 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell. McLeod was spotted over the years in Guatemala, Mexico and Belize. A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to his capture. A recent tip informed cops that McLeod was teaching English at a school in the city of Sonsonate.

2,290 kg of cocaine up in smoke in El Salvador

El Salvador's Anti-Narcotics Division destroyed 5,048 lbs (2,290 kg) of cocaine worth $91m in Changallo. The National Civil Police of El Salvador said that the drugs were seized from foreigners.