Serial Killer Wayne Nance s Links to Woman s Death Probed After DNA Breakthrough
On 5/11/21 at 11:21 AM EDT
A cold case unit is probing possible links between serial killer Wayne Nance and a woman whose skeletal remains were recently identified.
The investigation to uncover any links between Janet Lee Lucas and Wayne Nance, known as the Missoula Mauler, came after officers announced they had finally identified her from remains that were found in 1985, in Missoula County, Montana.
The Missoula County Sheriff s Office said the cold case unit and other members of the force were scrutinizing all information about the 23-year-old s disappearance, including statements from family members.
Alberto LuperonMay 11th, 2021, 5:23 pm
Janet Lee Lucas in 1979
Human remains discovered in 1985 by a hunter in Missoula County, Montana, have finally been identified. Authorities on Monday announced that the remains belonged to
Janet Lee Lucas, who was from Spokane, Washington, about three hours away.
Deputies are looking to see if Lucas might be the victim of a suspected and long-dead serial killer.
A bear hunter found the remains on September 9, 1985 near Crystal Creek, deputies said. Investigators could not figure out her identity. She became known as “Christy Crystal Creek” because of where she was discovered.
The remains were skeletonized.
When the Lucas was found, investigators identified shell fragments related to a .32 caliber firearm, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer
Montana Cold Case: Womanâs remains identified after 36 years
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By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-05-10 14:44:42-04
MISSOULA â An announcement has been made in a Montana cold case investigation that goes back 36 years.
The Missoula County Sheriffâs Office announced Monday that âit is with both great pride and sadnessâ that a name has been given to the unidentified remains previously known as âChristy Crystal Creekâ.â
Her name is Janet Lee Lucas. The skeletal remains of the 23-year-old woman from Spokane were found by a bear hunter near Crystal Creek on Sept. 9, 1985. The remains were not able to be identified when they were discovered.
Montana cold case victim identified as Spokane woman 36 years after remains discovered This is now a cold case homicide investigation and we need your help, Missoula County Sheriff s Detective Captain Dave Conway said. Author: Megan Carroll Updated: 11:16 PM PDT May 10, 2021
MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. Thirty-six years after a woman s remains were found in Missoula County, Montana, authorities have identified her as 23-year-old Janet Lee Lucas from Spokane.
A bear hunter came across the skeletal remains of Lucas near Crystal Creek in Montana on Sept. 9, 1985, according to the Missoula County Sheriff s Office. Following an investigation, her remains could not be identified and she became known as Christy Crystal Creek. Despite decades of forensics work and hours of scouring missing persons databases in Canada and the United States, her identity remained a mystery to authorities for more than three decades.
Cold Case: Womanâs remains identified in Missoula County after 36 years
The Missoula County Sheriffâs Office announced Monday that the human remains previously known as âChristy Crystal Creekâ have been identified as Janet Lee Lucas.
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-05-11 10:41:13-04
MISSOULA â The Missoula County Sheriffâs Office announced Monday that the human remains previously known as âChristy Crystal Creekâ have been identified as Janet Lee Lucas.
The skeletal remains of the 23-year-old woman from Spokane were found by a bear hunter near Crystal Creek on September 9, 1985. The remains were not able to be identified when they were discovered. âDespite decades of work with forensic anthropologists and a forensic odontologist, and hours of research scouring missing persons databases here and in Canada, her identity remained a mystery,â the news release