Melissa Casias, a 53-year-old employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, is found dead in the state’s national forest nearly a year after she disappeared, multiple outlets report. CBS News and BBC News say Casias went missing in 2025, with her family and associates describing how she vanished after leaving her home near Taos. The Guardian, and others including Fox News, report that New Mexico authorities identified the remains found after a hiker discovered them in the Carson National Forest. Fox News says police identify the case as an investigation, with some reporting noting the body was found near a handgun. Fox News also reports that Casias’ family rejects suicide as the explanation and suspects foul play, including criticism of the circumstances surrounding her death. The Los Angeles Times and Washington Times state that Casias’ death is being treated as part of broader law-enforcement attention involving missing or deceased federal scientists and staff connected to sensitive research. BBC News adds that online speculation around related cases is tied to broader, debunked claims, while officials continue to investigate Casias’ disappearance and death.
Los Alamos lab worker Melissa Casias found dead in New Mexico forest nearly a year later
Melissa Casias, a 53-year-old employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, is found dead in the state’s national forest nearly a year after she disappeared, multiple outlets report. CBS N...
- Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee from Taos, New Mexico, is found dead near a year after her disappearance.
- Authorities identify human remains as those of Casias after a hiker discovery in the Carson National Forest.
- Casias was last seen on 26 June 2025, after leaving her home near Taos.
- Some reporting says the remains were found near a handgun and that her family rejects suicide as the explanation.
- Law enforcement and related investigations are ongoing, with officials framing the case as part of attention on missing or deceased federal scientists or staff.
The skeletal remains of a missing Los Alamos lab worker, recently discovered in New Mexico, have only deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance. Melissa Casias, 53, walked out of her home near Taos on June 26, 2025, and remained missing until the grim discovery of her body by a hiker on May 28. Her case...
2 months agoMelissa Casias vanished from Taos, New Mexico, in June 2025. Her family and a private investigator question circumstances of her death near a handgun.
2 months agoMelissa Casias' death is part of an FBI investigation looking into dead or missing federal scientists or staff members involved in sensitive research.
2 months agoMelissa Casias, a nuclear lab worker, was found dead in Carson National Forest after disappearing on 26 June, 2025. Her case adds to a trend of mysterious deaths and disappearances among individuals connected to US nuclear and aerospace programs. Here we examine the timeline of these events.
2 months agoA Los Alamos National Laboratory staff member has been found dead in New Mexico after her disappearance last year.
2 months agoA body has been recovered of one of the eleven scientists with ties to America’s space and nuclear secrets who have mysteriously died or disappeared. The remains of Melissa Casias, a worker at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was found by a hiker in New Mexico’s Carson National Forest nearly a year after she went missing....
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