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Updated on: June 11, 2026 / 6:05 PM EDT
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Investigators in Washington County, Minnesota, say they've identified the human remains found in two Twin Cities lakes more than three decades ago.
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Updated on: June 11, 2026 / 6:05 PM EDT
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Forensic tests helped identify a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000.

DNA testing confirmed bones found on Salmon Creek beach belonged to Walter Karl Kinney, a man last seen in 1999

The discovery of the human remains follows a months-long search for Travis Decker, who was 32 years old when he disappeared.

Someone found the first set of remains belonging to Walter Kinney in 1999, the same year he went missing. The second set was…

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The human remains, identified through DNA testing conducted by a Washington State crime lab, were discovered earlier this month.