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New Mexico identifies remains of nuclear lab employee missing for a year
New Mexico authorities identified human remains as those of Melissa Casias, a 53-year-old Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who had been missing for over a year. The remains were found alongside a handgun, and Casias was last seen walking eastbound on a state highway on June 26, 2025.
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