An Arizona homicide unfortunate has been identified immoderate 37 years aft she was recovered slain, constabulary said.
The Bullhead City Police Department said successful a Facebook station Thursday that the remains of the pistillate unfortunate were recovered by a operation unit successful May 1989 successful a vacant batch connected Castleberry Lane successful Bullhead City. The pistillate had been changeable successful the caput and buried, constabulary said. The pistillate remained unidentified for decades, with constabulary referring to her arsenic “Castleberry Kate.”
Police said successful 2024 they joined with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit to get a national assistance for forensic genealogy investigating successful the case. In May, the pistillate was identified arsenic Sonya Alice Langan.
Family members told constabulary Langan dropped retired of Kingman High School arsenic a freshman successful 1979, earlier the household moved to Bullhead City. She was astir 17 oregon 18 years aged erstwhile she near location astir 1982. Langan was ne'er reported missing. Family members believed she had voluntarily near owed to unhappiness astatine home.
“Investigators anticipation to supply answers and closure for Sonya’s household aft each these years,” constabulary said.
Police are asking anyone who knew Langan oregon whitethorn person accusation related to her disappearance oregon decease to interaction the Bullhead City Police Department astatine 928-763-9200 and inquire to talk with detectives.
Contact Glenn Puit astatine gpuit@reviewjournal.com.
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