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Missing lab worker found dead in New Mexico nearly a year after disappearing
Key takeaways
- A missing person's poster published by New Mexico State Police Human remains found in a New Mexico forest last month were identified as those of a lab worker who disappeared nearly a year ago.
- Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, was reported missing last June.
- A hiker alerted authorities on 28 May to the remains in Carson National Forest.
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Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu New Mexico State Police. A missing person's poster published by New Mexico State Police Human remains found in a New Mexico forest last month were identified as those of a lab worker who disappeared nearly a year ago.
Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, was reported missing last June. Her case was part of wild speculation about a series of deaths and disappearances in the US scientific community.
A hiker alerted authorities on 28 May to the remains in Carson National Forest. A handgun also was found nearby.
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