Human remains found near Hoover Dam in 2009 identified as Michigan man

Genealogy testing confirmed DNA sample belonged to William Herman Hietamaki, last seen by his family in 1995

Human remains discovered near the Hoover Dam over a decade ago have been identified as a Michigan man last seen by his family in 1995.

Investigators with the Mohave county sheriff’s office in Arizona announced on Tuesday that they had identified the remains through forensic genetic genealogy as William Herman Hietamaki, born in 1950, from Trout Creek in Ontonagon county, Michigan.