Man Charged With Abusing Corpse Pleads Guilty

Police say the man was charged with Abuse of a Corpse because he moved the deceased body from 115 Sandy Drive North to a location near the 8500 block of Windsor Island Road North in Keizer.

19-year old Kyle James McGuire

(SALEM, Ore.) - The man charged in relation to the death of Keizer resident Leslie Kaltenbach last April, 19-year old Kyle McGuire, pled guilty in a Salem court Thursday.

He was charged with one count of second-degree Abuse of Corpse, three counts of Identity Theft, and one count of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card.

Kyle McGuire pled guilty in court today and is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday, December 11th at 8:30 AM at the Marion County Courthouse.

Investigators believe Leslie Kaltenbach died in her residence at 115 Sandy Drive North on or about April 5th, 2007. She was not reported missing to the Keizer Police Department until April 18th.

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Ms. Kaltenbach was a divorced mother from Salem who had two teenage children, a son and a daughter. According to reports, she always made visiting with her children a priority – something that had not happened since her disappearance.

Investigators believe Leslie Kaltenbach died in her residence at 115 Sandy Drive North on or about April 5th, 2007, but was not reported missing to the Keizer Police Department until April 18th.

Her remains were discovered by members of the Marion County Search and Rescue team on April 24th near the 8500 block of Windsor Island Road North. An autopsy was performed by the State of Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office on April 25th.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Leslie Kaltenbach died due to toxic effects of Methamphetamine.

Keizer Police Captain Jeff Kuhns says Kyle McGuire has been charged with Abuse of a Corpse because investigators believe he moved the deceased body from 115 Sandy Drive North to a location near the 8500 block of Windsor Island Road North.

"Her body was discovered in a large duffel bag along side a body of water on the east side of a bridge near this location. The discovery of her remains in this condition and at this location was very suspicious to investigators who were tasked to determine her cause of death, and who was responsible for placing her remains at this location."

After extensive interviews and follow-up investigation investigators say they were able to identify some individuals Leslie Kaltenbach had associated with prior to her disappearance. Kyle McGuire was one of those subjects, Kuhns said.

"He had resided with Leslie Katlenbach just prior to her being reported missing. Additionally, investigators found an Oregon Trail Card that had been issued to Leslie Kaltenbach that was being used by Kyle McGuire at various locations in the Salem-Keizer area. He has been charged accordingly for using an Oregon Trail Card that was not issued to him."

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