Investigation continues into Salem Deaths

The deaths of two Salem residents whose remains were found in a burned mobile home last month are still under investigation. The coroner applied presumptive identifications to the bodies. One being the mobile home owner, Karen Denise Skeens; the other, Roger Thomas Connally, who was known to visit the home. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis announced on Jan. 15, that further investigation is being conducted to establish positive identifications, along with the cause and manner of deaths. According to Addis, the state police are giving lab test work a high priority.