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The body of a missing nuclear lab worker who vanished last year was reportedly found \u201cskeletonized\u201d with a gunshot to her skull in a national forest in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Melissa Casias\u2019 decaying body was found in a remote part of the Carson National Forest on Monday, according to local authorities. Casias, 54, was last seen on June 26, 2025.<\/p>\n

Thomas McNally, a former homicide detective who was investigating Casias\u2019 disappearance for her family, told The Daily Mail that the mom-of-one\u2019s \u201cskeletonized\u201d corpse was propped up against a tree \u2013 with an abandoned gun laying nearby.<\/p>\n

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McNally said that Casias\u2019 body didn\u2019t show any signs of animal activity or disturbance, despite being left to rot in the forest.<\/p>\n

The investigator firmly believes that foul play was involved in Casias\u2019 death \u2013 and hinted that her devastated family will file a civil lawsuit against the New Mexico State Police for purportedly botching the case.<\/p>\n

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