Remains of New Mexico woman found one year after she was seen walking along highway

• Human remains found last week in New Mexico's Carson National Forest have been identified as Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee missing since June of last year.
• Casias was reported missing on June 26 after dropping her husband off at work and was last seen walking along State Road 518.
• A handgun was discovered alongside her remains in the McGaffrey Ridge area.
• The New Mexico Medical Investigator’s Office is tasked with determining the cause and manner of death.
• Authorities had not ruled out foul play, but also considered the possibility that Casias, who her husband said was under immense stress, disappeared by choice.

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Human remains found by hiker in New Mexico is woman who went missing nearly a year ago