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Buffalo Jim Barrier, a colorful wrestling promoter and auto mechanic who had a running feud with former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, has died. Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the body of the 55-year-old Barrier was found Sunday afternoon at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway and positively identified by a family member. Barrier was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.
“Buffalo” Jim Barrier, a colorful wrestling promoter and auto mechanic who had a running feud with former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, has died.
Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the body of the 55-year-old Barrier was found Sunday afternoon at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway and positively identified by a family member. Barrier was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.
“Foul play is not suspected at this point,” Murphy says. “But we still have a lot of work to do.”
Murphy says a medical examination of the body was planned for today, and the coroner’s office would wait for the results of toxicology tests and an analysis of tissue samples before ruling on the cause of death.
To Barrier’s longtime lawyer and friend, Robert Lueck, his death appears suspicious.
“Nothing is adding up here,” he says. “It makes no sense.”
Lueck says that prior to his death, Barrier was excited about a deal to move his auto repair shop away from Rizzolo’s Crazy Horse Too business mall on Industrial Road. Barrier also had told a reporter that he was close to an agreement to do a reality television series about his chaotic life.
Throughout his long conflict with Rizzolo, his landlord, Barrier had kept in frequent contact with reporters and FBI agents investigating the former strip club operator. He helped attract media interest in the federal racketeering probe, which eventually led to Rizzolo striking a deal with the government and pleading guilty to tax evasion in 2006.
Rizzolo gave up control of the Crazy Horse Too as part of his agreement with the government and recently finished serving 10 months behind bars. He is back in Las Vegas.
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Here is the Canadian Media's assessment of the MURDER:
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/art...
Sam Dehne, The Encyclopedia of Reno gvmt
Coroner Murphy HAS to talk with Steve Miller IMMEDIATELY.
THAT is where the Truth will be found.
This is one of the most obvious cases of MURDER in Nevada history.
Sam Dehne
Hey Sam maybe you should get back on those meds you've been prescribed. Or at least switch to decaf.
My problem with an article like this is they give absolutely no insight into what killed Buffalo Jim. Were there any wounds, or did it appear to be a heart attack that got him? You'd think there would be some idea of what got him. More relevant details please.
I did Buffalos hair along with his daughters. He had said on several occasions that if he ended up dead, I would know who did it! Rizzolo! This has been an on going fued for a long time. He knew this was coming.
Steve Miller is a very credible person.
Steve knows they were murdered, so believe
him. He and Buffalo Jim were so close.
Steve probably will be next.
Please be careful Steve.
Our hearts go out to Buffalo Jims
daughters.
God Bless You all
and God Bless Steve Miller
I think that encyclopedia is exactly right! Either this was a homicide or it was the most amazing coincidence in the history of the world. Buffalo Jim had reportedly been receiving numerous death threats for months, and then he turns up dead from a "suicide". This one stinks to High Heaven!