Detroit – A woman whose remains were found nearly 50 years ago in Northern California has been identified as a Detroit-area native, with her death considered a homicide. Beardsley’s remains were discovered amid a snowbank on Dec. 17, 1977, in the Emigrant Gap area of Placer County. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said its agency requested exhumation of her remains in 2011 in hopes that newer forensic techniques could identify her. With that information, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Investigations team began working with Moxxy Forensic Investigations. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the homicide of Melinda Beardsley,” the sheriff’s office said.

Source: CNN March 24, 2026 17:03 UTC