Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Town of Taos)Human remains found last week in New Mexico's Carson National Forest have been identified as Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee missing since June of last year. Casias was reported missing on June 26 after dropping her husband off at work and was last seen walking along State Road 518. A handgun was discovered alongside her remains in the McGaffrey Ridge area. The New Mexico Medical Investigator’s Office is tasked with determining the cause and manner of death. Authorities had not ruled out foul play, but also considered the possibility that Casias, who her husband said was under immense stress, disappeared by choice. In fullHuman remains found by hiker in New Mexico is woman who went missing nearly a year agoThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The body of Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was found in the McGaffey Ridge area of the Carson National Forest.

Casias, 53, had been missing for nearly a year after she didn’t show up for work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. A gun was found near the remains, authorities said.

Melissa Casias went missing last June after dropping her husband at their Los Alamos laboratory and was last seen walking along a state highway.

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Human remains discovered last week in Carson National Forest in New Mexico have been identified as the body of 53-year-old Melissa Casias.

Human remains discovered by a hiker in a northern New Mexico national forest last week have been identified as Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who…

Melissa Casias was employed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory when she went missing last year, her niece said.

This discovery marks another chapter in the disturbing wave of deaths and disappearances involving individuals tied to highly sensitive government programs.

La identificación fue posible casi un año después de que se reportara su desaparición en junio de 2025.

Melissa Casias fue encontrada sin vida en un bosque de Nuevo México tras casi un año desaparecida. Su caso forma parte de una serie de desapariciones y muertes relacionadas con…

Melissa Casias, 53, vanished from her Taos home June 2025, leaving her phone, keys, and purse behind and was last seen alive walking east on the 518 Highway.

The disappearance of a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee that baffled investigators for nearly a year has taken a grim turn after her remains were discovered in a remote New…