Kenneth Salnang

Kenneth Salnang
Discovered	February 2, 1981
Unidentified for	43 years
Sex	Male
Location	Dade City, Florida
Age	40-50
Race	White (With possible Native American mixture)
Height	5'10
Body condition	Skeletal
Postmortem interval	5-12 months
Cause of death	Homicide

"Kenneth Salnang" was a man whose remains were located in wooded area in Florida. He was possibly native to North Carolina and may have also used the name "Dakota".

Case

Two boys found the man's remains in a dry ditch between US 98 and railroad tracks, near Tuskeegee Avenue in Dade City, Florida. Isotope testing indicates he was likely in Florida for the last few years of his life.

Characteristics

• He had a healed nasal fracture.
• He had numerous healed fractures to his left and right ribs.
• He has a healed fracture to his left clavicle.
• He had osteoarthritis in his arms, legs, hands, feet and spinal column.
• He likely walked with a stoop.
• The condition of his teeth suggested that he may have chewed tobacco.
• He had severe generalised periodontitis.

Characteristics

• Blue or black pants with red stitching in the crotch.
• A 27 inch white belt with two extra holes and a metal buckle secured with copper wire.
• A black cloth/mesh baseball style hat.
• Brown ankle high leather shoes with white shoe strings.
  • The soles were worn less than the heals.
• One fine yellow sock.
• One heavy knit green sock.
• He had two small keys on a string tied to his belt.
  • One was a brass "master" key.
  • One was a small metal key for an inexpensive padlock.
• Buttons were found in his pockets.
• Change was found in his pockets.
• A plastic fertiliser/feed bag and two small plastic/foil bags.

Gallery

University of South Florida reconstruction

Original reconstruction

Crime scene

Sources

• Kenneth Salnang at NamUs^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Kenneth Salnang at the Doe Network
• Crimestoppers of Tampa Bay