Autopsy Reveals LANL Worker, Ranchos Resident's Cause of Death

Melissa Casias' daughters release statement after autopsy

Melissa Casias' daughter addresses her mother's autopsy, the investigation and the family's hope that she will be remembered for her life

Autopsy reveals LANL worker, Ranchos resident's cause of death

Melissa Casias, the Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who disappeared from Ranchos de Taos in June 2025, and whose remains were discovered by a hiker almost a year later, died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to an…