A family member, who says they are also close to the investigation, says the remains are those of Starkie Swenson.
Swenson is a Neenah man who authorities say was murdered in 1983, but his body was never found.
Calumet County Sheriff Mark Wiegert says two hikers found the remains on the night of September 28th.
While the person wishes to remain anonymous, they say they were alerted to the fact by law enforcement, based on personal articles recovered with the remains. Those personal effects, according to the source, include keys with a keychain known to be Swenson’s, a wedding ring match, pants that match the description, a healed broken ankle, which Swenson had previously injured, size, sex, age and dental work.
FOX 11 reached out to the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office to confirm.
Sheriff Wiegert responded, via email, saying: “We have not positively identified the remains. We are still awaiting DNA tests. As soon as the DNA tests are returned to us and we can positively identify the remains we will certainly alert the public. Anything else is pure speculation at this point.”
Despite Swenson’s remains never being found, John Andrews was convicted of the August 1983 murder.
Authorities believe 67-year-old Swenson was having an affair with Andrews’ ex-wife and was murdered in what has been described as a love triangle in Neenah.
Swenson was last seen riding a bicycle near Shattuck Middle School.
This is not the first time Swenson’s remains have been brought up recently. As FOX 11 reported back in April, a UWO archeology professor, along with his students, performed several digs in an attempt to find Swenson.
That professor was also called to High Cliff when the remains were found but says he is unable to speak about what was discovered, at this time.
Swenson’s family member says the entire family is just looking for closure.
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