People are starting to ask questions after two sets of human remains were discovered in Lake Mead -- they think it screams mob activity.
“They keep on calling me up asking, 'Oscar, who did it?' and I said how am I supposed to know who did it? I didn’t order it, I’ll tell you that,” said Former Las Vegas Mayor and attorney, Oscar Goodman.
Before serving three terms as Las Vegas Mayor, Oscar Goodman represented Mafia figures as a lawyer.
“I tried a lot of cases. I tried a lot of cases where there were allegations that my clients, some, a lot shot people,” said Goodman.
One of those clients, Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said the Clark County Medical Examiner is working to learn the cause of death of skeletal remains discovered at Lake Mead over the week.
But said the barrel found a week prior with human remains inside is of a man who had been shot in the back of the head between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s, based on the shoes found with him. It’s being investigated as a homicide.
“When the alleged mob was around and they killed somebody, it was for a reason as far as they are concerned, and it was a warning or notice to somebody else, so it was always in the open so to speak,” Goodman said.
In addition to the message reading loud and clear Goodman explained mobsters often used a 22-caliber weapon.
“It doesn’t have the punch that other weapons have, but it was used on mob-type hits in this area. It would be interesting to know If they’re going to identify that. To determine if it’s even worthwhile in relating to the mob,” said Goodman.
Meanwhile, scientists said climate change has caused the lake levels to drastically drop, but Goodman said it adds to the mystique of Las Vegas.
“It would make a great Mob Museum story. It has all the elements because of the interest it generates, but I don’t know If they can, we’ll have to wait to see what the DNA is,” said Goodman.