Police checking into man’s admission of 1986 Oregon killing

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The body found near Horseshoe Lake 20 miles north of Salem in the fall of 1986 bore little clues.

The man’s body was both decomposed by the rain-drenched earth and mummified by the sun. He was unidentifiable beyond a handful of crudely etched tattoos.

Investigators were confounded about who he was and how he died.

But they were certain of one thing: He didn’t end up dead near the lake of his own accord.