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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 Human remains discovered in the summer of 2022 on a beach in California recently were identified as those…

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The GuardianMar 31, 2026, 4:18 PM

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 Human remains discovered in the summer of 2022 on a beach in California recently were identified as those of a former banker who disappeared in 1999. The DNA Doe Project (DDP) on Thursday announced that bones found on Salmon Creek state beach in northern California in June 2022 – by a family searching for seashells – belonged to 59-year-old Walter Karl Kinney, a former banker who lived in nearby Santa Rosa. Continue reading...

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