Overview

• The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said DNA testing confirmed that Melissa Nava, 37, and Tina Mangum, 36, are Elizabeth and Jasmin Ramos, the infant daughters of homicide victim Marina Ramos.
• Ramos, 28, was found stabbed to death in Mohave County, Arizona, on December 12, 1989, and her two daughters were discovered two days later abandoned in a restroom at Colonia Park in Oxnard, California, before being adopted and raised in Ojai.
• A 1989 shoplifting arrest in Kern County under the alias Maria Ortiz produced fingerprints that Mohave County received in 2022 and submitted to the FBI, helping advance the identification and probe.
• Investigators cite a 1989 witness who reported a woman and two Hispanic men with two children near the desert site and a black pickup tied to the timeframe, and they are seeking new tips.
• News reports say there are at least three suspects under review, including a man known as “Fernando,” as the newly identified sisters process the revelations and connect with maternal relatives.