Missing Scientist’s Autopsy Reveals Chilling Twist

We have been asking ourselves for nearly a year, what happened to Melissa Casillas? A gunshot wound, a bullet passed through her skull, a firearm even found nearby. But here is the kicker. The medical examiner won't say [music] if this was a murder, an accident, or something else. The official autopsy report has just been released, and we

are going to break it all down for you right now. [music] Welcome to Sidebar, presented by Law and Crime. I'm Jesse Weber. We have been waiting. We have been watching. [music] And finally, we have answers. Or do we? You'll remember we previously discussed the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Melissa Casillas, a wife, a mother,

54year-old administrative assistant at one of the world's most sensitive national security labs, Los Alamos National Laboratory. She vanished in June of 2025. And almost a year later, hiker found her remains in a remote, desolate area of the Carson National Forest. And now, finally, the autopsy report has been released. A gunshot wound to the head, a bullet that

traveled right through her skull, and a firearm found near her body. But this is where it gets complicated. The medical examiner has ruled her manner of death undetermined. So, not homicide, not by her own means, not an accident. I mean, at least for sure, it's undetermined. We don't know. That's about to open up a

whole new chapter in this case because Melissa's family, they're not accepting this. They believe that she was killed. And they have evidence, evidence that they found that law enforcement apparently didn't find, which we're going to get into a little bit. But what does the autopsy actually tell us? And that's what we're going to get into. But