Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man
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Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as man missing since 1999.
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Human remains discovered on a California beach in June 2022 have been identified through DNA testing as Walter Karl Kinney, a former banker who disappeared in 1999. The bones were found by a family collecting seashells on Salmon Creek state beach in northern California and were analyzed by the DNA Doe Project, a volunteer organization that uses genetic genealogy to identify unknown remains. Kinney, 59, had lived in nearby Santa Rosa before his disappearance more than two decades ago. The identification closes a long-standing missing persons case and provides answers to his family after more than 25 years without clarity on his fate.
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