Discovery of Nuclear Facility Staffer Raises Red Flags with Family

The family of a federal laboratory employee whose remains were found in a remote New Mexico national forest a year after her disappearance is disputing investigators’ conclusion that her death was self-inflicted, insisting that key questions remain unanswered and suggesting foul play may have been involved.

According to relatives, Casias failed to report to work that day, made a stop at her daughter’s residence, and then seemingly vanished without a trace.

As authorities worked to reconstruct her final movements, investigators reportedly discovered circumstances that family members say are inconsistent with a voluntary disappearance.