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DNA Identifies 1970 Las Vegas Desert Remains as Missing Canadian Anna Sylvia Just

Genetic genealogy linked the remains to a DNA sample from her sister after a cross-border cold-case review.

Overview

  • Children discovered the remains in a shallow grave south of Las Vegas on June 7, 1970.
  • The Clark County coroner ruled the death a homicide caused by a depressed skull fracture.
  • Calgary detectives contacted LVMPD in October 2024, and DNA from Just’s sister enabled a genetic genealogy match.
  • Just’s belongings were found near Henderson in 1968 after she disappeared from Calgary in 1966.
  • Police say Just was acquainted with union leader Thomas Hanley, later convicted in the 1977 Al Bramlet murder, and allege his associates may have killed her, with no new charges reported.