Missing lab worker found dead

New Mexico State Police identified remains found in Carson National Forest as Melissa Casias, a missing Los Alamos worker; cause and manner of death remain under review.

1. Frame 1New Mexico State Police puts out a public update after missing Los Alamos worker Melissa Casias is identified in Carson National Forest.
2. Frame 2Melissa Casias, 53, was reported missing June 26 after she did not arrive at work or return home.
3. Frame 3A hiker found human remains on May 28 in the forest; authorities also reported a handgun nearby.
4. Frame 4The medical investigator identified the body, but cause and manner of death have not been established.
5. Frame 5Her Los Alamos job fueled debunked online speculation about deaths and disappearances tied to U.S. scientific research.
6. Frame 6The next pressure point is the medical examiner's ruling on how Casias died, not the debunked online theory.