On December 29, 2003, human stays had been discovered by panorama staff in a rural part of Christmas, Florida, a part of unincorporated Orange County, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The sheriff’s workplace mentioned they do not consider the lady was killed there however didn’t share additional details about how she died.
Several jewellery items, together with rings and bracelets, had been blended in with the skeletal stays. Photos of the jewellery and a composite sketch of what the lady may have regarded like had been launched to the general public, however no suggestions got here in.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
The case remained chilly till 2022 when the sheriff’s division acquired a grant from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The grant was used to collaborate with Othram Labs, which used forensic genetic family tree to check the stays and create a DNA profile.
A match for the DNA profile was present in 2023, and in March 2024, the Orange County health worker’s workplace signed off on the optimistic identification of the stays as Holly Garcia, a 26-year-old spouse and mom who lived on the east facet of Orlando in 2002.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Police mentioned Garcia had by no means been reported lacking and requested for anybody who might have recognized her to come back ahead. They additionally mentioned they’re looking for her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Rivera.
“We are grateful and completely satisfied that she has been recognized however we’re ranging from scratch 20-plus years later to search out out what occurred to her,” Det. Chelsey Koepsell mentioned in a video about Garcia’s identification.
