MISSOULA, Mont. - The Missoula County Sheriff s Office Monday has identified the remains of a woman found nearly 36 years ago near Crystal Creek.Â
MCSO has identified the woman, formally identified as Christy Crystal Creek, as Janet Lee Lucas, 23, of Spokane.
According to a release from MCSO, a bear hunter found her remains near Crystal Creek in September 1985. Her remains could not be identified after an in-depth investigation and were called Christy Crystal Creek up until Monday.
The Missoula County Cold Case Unit paired up with Othram labs to do do a DNA analysis with funding from m Montana Department of Justiceâs Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program in early 2021.