New Mexico identifies remains of nuclear lab employee missing for a year
Summary
Authorities in New Mexico identified the remains of Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who had been missing since June 2025. Her remains were found in May 2026 about six miles from her home, and the investigation into her death is still ongoing.Key Facts
- Melissa Casias was a 53-year-old employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
- She was last seen on June 26, 2025, walking along a state highway in Taos County, New Mexico.
- Her remains were discovered by a hiker on May 28, 2026, in the McGaffey Ridge area of Carson National Forest.
- A handgun was found near her remains.
- Casias’s disappearance is part of a series of cases involving US scientists in defense, nuclear, and space research who have died or gone missing recently.
- Authorities identified her through cooperation with the state medical investigator’s office.
- All her personal items, including purse and factory-reset phones, were left at her home.
- The cause and manner of her death have not yet been determined by investigators.
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