Sheriff identifies homeless man found in Otoe County

Foul play is not suspected, but sheriff wants to know how man ended up in Otoe County

August 24, 2022Updated: August 24, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NEBRASKA CITY – The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a homeless man who was discovered in rural northwest Otoe County  as 30-year-old, William Klingenfuss of Manteca, Calif.

Deputies were dispatched last Friday evening to an acreage where Klingenfuss was found deceased in a pickup truck. Investigators from the sheriff’s office  and Nebraska State Patrol were called to process the scene.

An autopsy has been completed to determine the cause of death, but investigators are waiting for the final results. Foul play is not suspected.

Otoe County Investigators are trying to determine how Klingenfuss ended up at the acreage.