Body of Man Found in Barrel on Malibu Beach ID'd

A police car in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

MALIBU, Calif.—A 32-year-old man whose body was discovered inside a 55-gallon drum on a beach in Malibu was identified Aug. 2.

Javonnta Murphy was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.