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Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man
DNA testing confirmed bones found on Salmon Creek beach belonged to Walter Karl Kinney, a man last seen in 1999
TL;DR
- Human remains found on Salmon Creek state beach in June 2022 were identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a former banker who disappeared in 1999.
- The DNA Doe Project identified the remains using genetic genealogy after a family found a bone with surgical hardware.
- Kinney was previously identified in 1999 through X-ray records after partial remains were found in Bodega Bay, but this is a new discovery.
- Kinney's daughter described him as sensitive and stated that the world was too harsh for him.
- This case is unusual as it involved identifying the same individual as a John Doe twice.