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July 19, 2001
Body identified as 'alien' lobbyist in Nevada
MOUND HOUSE, Nev. (AP) -
A decomposing body found along the Carson River has been identified as a
one-time Nevada legislative lobbyist who claimed to represent space aliens
and campaigned for southern Nevada's "Extraterrestrial Highway."
The body of David Venus Solomon, 52, a self-proclaimed alien known as
Ambassador Merlyn Merlin II, was found late last week, said Lyon County
Sheriff's Department investigator Cherie Rye.
According to the Washoe County Coroner's Office, identification was made by
fingerprints. Deputy Coroner Steve Finnell said the cause of death was
undetermined.
"The skull was intact and there were no signs of trauma from what we could
tell," he said.
He estimated the body had been there at least a month.
Investigators were unable to locate the car in which Solomon lived, a 1976
brown and white Monte Carlo.
Friend Pat Travis, owner of the Little A'le'Inn in Rachel, Nev., said the
man she knew as Merlin never went anywhere without his car.
Travis and Merlin met during the campaign to have State Route 375's name
changed to "The Extraterrestrial Highway." Rachel is the only community
along the route in the desert about 95 miles north of Las Vegas.
In Carson City, Merlin was a well-known character at the Legislature from
1995 until 1999, when he was barred from the grounds. During the 1999
session, a female employee cleaning a restroom in the Nevada Legislature
reported Merlin had exposed himself to her.
Assemblyman Bob Price, D-North Las Vegas, a friend of Merlin's, said the
incident was blown out of proportion. Price said Merlin had gone into the
bathroom when a cleaning sign was posted, but when he didn't see anyone in
the bathroom he used the facilities.
Price said he had known Merlin since 1989 and believed his family was
somewhere in California, possibly near Laguna Niguel or Dunsmuir.
Price said Merlin, who claimed to represent the Embassy of the Avalon
Saucerians, was featured on numerous national television shows, including
CNN's "Larry King Live." Merlin is also referenced on a number of Web sites
and in a book by David Darlington called "Area 51: Dreamland Chronicles.


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