Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee whose disappearance became entangled in months of online speculation about a supposed group of 'missing scientists', has been identified as the person whose remains were discovered in a New Mexico forest last month.
Authorities confirmed that human remains found in Carson National Forest on 28 May belonged to the 53-year-old administrative assistant, who was reported missing in June 2025 after failing to return home or arrive at work.
