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| Steve Peterson 10/1989; Found in 2001 in Beaver Lake Finally ID' | |
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Remains Found in 2001 in Beaver Lake Finally ID'd Posted: May 09, 2017 09:06 AM CDT Updated: May 09, 2017 09:29 AM CDT 310 BENTON COUNTY, Ark. -- In 2001, a human leg washed on shore at Indian Creek on Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas. Detectives took possession of the remains but had no leads. Until now. Detective Sgt. Hunter Petray says the remains were put into namis or the National Missing And Unidentified Remains Database. But there were still no leads and the case remained cold. "'Back in 2016, a year ago, I decided to look at it a little bit closer. I wanted to explore the possibility that the victim could have been a drowning victim whose body was not recovered," Petray says. Petray says after getting old drowning reports from the Army Corps of Engineers, he found Steve Peterson`s name. Peterson drowned in October, 1989 in the same area of Beaver Lake where the remains washed up. On a hunch, Petray called who he thought might be Peterson`s family in Kansas and it turned out to be his sister. "Before I even told her what I was inquiring, about she said, 'have you found my brother?' And I said 'I don`t know yet, hopefully but I need your help.' So she along with her mother, 93 year old mother came down, they gave DNA samples." Petray says the DNA samples were sent to the University of North Texas and after more than six months they were able to positively match the victims DNA to his sister and mother. Petray says he`s glad to have closed the case and he hopes it gives Peterson`s family some closure. "They kind of had mixed opinions, mixed feelings because it wasn`t the full remains. You are talking about a leg so they were a little conflicted with that but they were appreciative and they wanted to know was it him or was it somebody else." http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/remains-fo...y-idd/710091508 |
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