The body of Dusan Klein, a person of interest in his wife’s murder, was found by hikers on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

Using dental records, Klein was positively identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office. The cause of death has been ruled a suicide.

Renata and Dusan Klein left their Wildwind Canyon Road home on June 12 with their cocker spaniel Cindy in a 1999 Jeep Cherokee, prompting a search for the couple.

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Renata’s body was found three days later in the Angeles National Forest. The coroner determined her cause of death to be asphyxiation at the hands of another.

The Jeep was found abandoned behind an empty bar building in North Las Vegas, with the keys inside. Blood found in the back seat was determined to be other than human and detectives surmised that the dog had been killed.

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