MISSING FOR 12 YEARS S.S.

THE HUMAN REMAINS, THAT WERE FOUND 10 DAYS AGO IN KERN COUNTY, ARE THOSE OF A LOCAL MAN. 48 YEAR-OLD SALINAS RESIDENT PETER ATKINSON WENT MISSING 12 YEARS AGO, WHILE ON A VACATION. HE REPORTEDLY SENT HIS FAMILY A POSTCARD, SAYING HIS VEHICLE HAD BROKEN DOWN AND HE WAS GOING TO HITCHHIKE HOME. HE HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE APRIL OF 1992. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT LOOKS LIKE ATKINSON FELL MORE THAN 100 FEET DOWN A CLIFF, BUT THEY DON?T KNOW YET IF IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OR IF HE WAS MURDERED.