WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Officials confirmed Friday that a set of human remains found near a West Valley City pond earlier this year belonged to a man who was reported missing in 2017.
On March 26, an investigation began after a skull and other remains were found near a golf course near 4220 Lake Park Boulevard.
The West Valley City Police Department announced Friday that through DNA testing, the remains belonged to Justin Hooiman, who was last seen Nov. 20, 2017. He was 27 years old at the time.
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At that time, Hooiman was staying at the Fortitude Treatment Center and made arrangements to meet his mother for lunch, but never showed up. It was believed at the time that Hooiman has problems with others at the halfway home and that it was unusual for him to disappear.
