The man was identified as 32-year-old Javonnta Murphy. Although the coroner gave no cause of death, law enforcement said it suspects foul play.

LOS ANGELES — A man's body was found in a barrel at Malibu Lagoon State Beach on Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The department received a report around 10:30 a.m. of a 55-gallon barrel being found on the beach. Inside the barrel was a body, said sheriff's Lt. Jack Jordan.

The medical examiner has released the name of the man found inside a barrel on Malibu Beach. The man was identified as 32-year-old Javonnta Murphy. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the body was found Monday morning and later that night described only as the body of a man with no clothing.

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MALIBU, Calif. – A man’s body was found in a 55-gallon drum at Malibu Lagoon State Beach on Monday morning, authorities said. The barrel was seen floating around 3 p.m. Sunday near the Pacific ...

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A homicide investigation is underway after the body of a naked man was discovered in a barrel in Malibu Monday.

A lifeguard at Malibu Lagoon State Beach made a horrifying discovery Monday, launching a homicide investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Hugo Reynaga told ABC7 Los Angeles that the barrel was first seen by sanitation workers on Sunday.

A body was found Monday morning in a drum that washed up on a beach in Malibu, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.