Remains found near Taos identified as LANL employee Melissa Casias
New Mexico State Police identified human remains found off Rio Chiquito Road southeast of Taos as Melissa Casias, a Ranchos de Taos resident and Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who disappeared last June. A handgun was found with the remains, and the cause and manner of death are under investigation by the Office of the Medical Investigator; the disappearance remains an active ongoing case.