LEA COUNTY, N.M. — On Thursday, in an updated news release to the media, the Lea County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said there "does not appear to be a link" between the human remains found in Jal, New Mexico and "that of Angela McManes."
McManes, who is from Jal, has been missing since 2019.
LCSO said "the only association with McManes and this case was the proximity of her home and the location where the skull fragments were located."
In reference to the human remains investigation itself, investigators are "actively examining the possibility that some, if not all, of the human remains may have been purchased online."