- A hiker found human remains May 28 in Carson National Forest that were identified as Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who vanished nearly a year earlier; a handgun was found with the remains and the cause and manner of death are still pending.
- Casias had been last seen leaving belongings at home and walking near Talpa before she was reported missing after failing to show up for work, and her family had been pleading for answers.
- Her death is one of at least 10 recent deaths or disappearances connected to people tied to sensitive U.S. nuclear and aerospace research, prompting inquiries from the House Oversight Committee and the FBI and fueling public speculation.
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