Michael Kleiman, 59, was found dead after a vehicle fire in a remote East Kingston, New York, access road off Route 32 near the former Hudson Cement Plant. Firefighters discovered a 2004 Nissan Frontier ablaze on the afternoon of July 25, 2008; DNA later identified the badly burned remains as Kleiman. An autopsy determined he had been murdered before the blaze and that his body had been dismembered, with his head and hands removed prior to being placed in the pickup.

Kleiman had last been seen alive at his Kerhonkson home on July 24, 2008. He worked as a nurse’s aide, split time between his home and his mother’s house, and collected antiques, comic books, and Disney memorabilia. Police investigated many leads, checked woods and swamps, set traffic checkpoints, and considered motive theories including a possible hate crime, but found no evidence to support that theory. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone who knew Kleiman, saw a 2004 Nissan Frontier in the area on July 25, 2008, or has information about movements near the Hudson Cement Plant access road that afternoon is asked to come forward.