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sentences that state something as happening or true
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15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Inconclusive autopsy adds to mystery of Los Alamos lab worker found dead in remote forest
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autopsy → add → forest
The autopsy report for a Los Alamos National Laboratory worker who was found dead in a remote national forest earlier this year determined she was fatally shot in the head — but could not conclude whether the wound was self-inflicted.
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wound → find → head
The “advanced state of decomposition” of Melissa Casias’ body, which was discovered almost a year after she was reported missing, limited the autopsy investigation, according to the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.
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she → discover → Investigator
The report, released this month, found the cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the head, but the manner of death was undetermined.
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manner → release → death
The manner of death, when determined, can be ruled a homicide, suicide, accident or natural.
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manner → determine → death
The incomplete autopsy findings further complicate the investigation into Casias’ disappearance, which has become part of an FBI investigation probing possible links in the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 federal scientists or staff members linked to highly sensitive, national security-related research.
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which → complicate → research
Melissa Casias’ death is part of an FBI investigation looking into dead or missing federal scientists or staff members involved in sensitive research.
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death → look → research
Casias, 54, was employed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory — where the first atomic bomb was developed and where nuclear weapons work continues — when she disappeared.
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she → employ → Laboratory
Her daughter reported her missing in June 2025 after she found most of her mother’s valuables — her two phones, wallet, identification and laptop — at her home in Taos, N.M., with Casias nowhere to be found.
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Casias → report → Taos
Casias’ body was discovered in late May by a hiker in remote northern New Mexico.
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body → discover → Mexico
Her body was found near a handgun, authorities said.
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authorities → find → handgun
The autopsy report said investigators used dental image comparisons to identify the body, which was severely decomposed.
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which → say → body
Due to the state of the body, investigators were limited in their “ability to estimate the range of fire, other possible injuries involving skin, soft tissues and organs, and underlying natural disease,” the report said.
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report → limit → skin
Family members, who have called for a more thorough investigation into Casias’ disappearance and death, reiterated after the autopsy that they do not believe she would have killed herself.
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she → call → herself
“The condition and circumstances in which Melissa’s remains were ultimately discovered have only raised more questions for her family,” the family posted on a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Casias.
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family → discover → Casias
A woman who was deeply loved.
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who → love → ?
Her family searched for her, fought for her, and refused to give up on her while she was missing.
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she → search → her
They will not give up on her now.
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They → give → her
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Suicide prevention and crisis counseling resources
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, seek help from a professional or call 988.
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you → know → 988
The nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline will connect callers with trained mental health counselors.
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hotline → connect → counselors
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