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Charles Kaltenbach Feb. 1, 2016; CHILLICOTHE remains found in October
Topic Started: Apr 28 2017, 01:17 PM (28 Views)
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Identity confirmed for skeletal remains found in October
Jona Ison , Reporter 12:24 p.m. ET April 28, 2017


CHILLICOTHE - Charles Kaltenbach lay dead in his Glencroft Avenue home for an estimated nine months before scavengers came across his remains on Oct. 31 and it took another six months to positively identify him.

This month, the Ross County Coroner's Office received confirmation the remains, which were partially skeletalized and partially mummified, belonged to the 69-year-old Kaltenbach, a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran who had never married. The passage of time took away a conclusive determination of his death and also led to a lengthy identification process using mitochondrial DNA.

He was put to rest in a graveside ceremony at Greenlawn Cemetery on Wednesday. His family declined to comment at this time. According to his obituary, he loved mushroom hunting in Michigan, fishing, and had spent 30 years of his life employed by Union Spring Manufacturing Co. He left behind sisters who lived hours away in eastern Ohio and was preceded in death by two brothers and his parents.

More:Police had been to home where skeletal remains found

According to his autopsy, Kaltenbach was a grey-haired man, who was last wearing a ball cap, jacket, shirt, pants, socks, and a belt along with a white metal ring with a large yellow stone. Despite being found by scavengers, he was found with his identification, nearly $138, and a checkbook bearing a final entry for Jan. 30, 2016. He arrived at the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for autopsy along with "abundant other debris" within his skeleton due to having been discovered beneath layers of belongings in his home.

"He had been hoarding in his house and had several feet of trash and items piled throughout," Ross County Coroner Dr. John Gabis wrote in his report.

While Katenbach's skull had been separated from the rest of his remains, there was "no evidence of traumatic decapitation" and no other significant trauma was detected amongst his skeleton, according to the autopsy. Gabis approximated Kaltenbach's death occurred on Feb. 1, 2016, based on "conditions of the body and scene markers."


Chillicothe police had been to the home just days before his estimated death when a Columbia Gas employee reported an elderly man was unresponsive inside a car. According to the report, which is just a few notes from the dispatcher, an officer arrived to find Kaltenbach was fine. He had just been sleeping.

Police received more calls — one in June from a postman concerned about the mail piling up and another in August from a neighbor concerned about men inside Kaltenbach's car. Police were unable to make contact either time and didn't immediately find contact information for family or known associates of Kaltenbach.

According to Capt. Ron Meyers, when called to do a welfare check, they can be limited on what they can do if no one answers the door, especially when the person making a report has no access to the home.

"Sometimes it's a touchy situation on if you gain entry into a house. It's really a case-by-case situation," Meyers said.
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/ne...othe/100656074/
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