Man whose body was found in a barrel in Malibu had been shot in the head, coroner says
A coroner has determined that a man whose naked body was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California, last week was shot in the head MALIBU, Calif....
A coroner has determined that a man whose naked body was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California, last week was shot in the head MALIBU, Calif. -- A man whose naked body was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California, last week was shot in the head, a coroner has determined. The man was identified Wednesday by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as 32-year-old Javonnta Marshann Murphy but no cause of death was given at the time. The coroner's case information now lists the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.