New Mexico State Police announced on Sunday, May 31, that human remains found in the Carson National Forest were positively identified as those of 54-year-old Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) who had been missing since June 2025. [1]
According to police, a hiker discovered the remains on May 28 in the McGaffey Ridge area, approximately six miles from where Casias was last seen. A handgun was found near the scene. [2] The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator has not yet determined the cause or manner of death.
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