Ann Lombard, who vanished from Placitas, New Mexico on April 29, 1996, has finally been found.

Sandoval County investigators say skeletal remains were uncovered on the former Taylor property in May 2026, about 27 feet from the house, wrapped in a blanket and blue tarp and buried roughly 2 1/2 feet down. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed in July 2026, using genetic genealogy, that the remains are Ann Lombard Taylor. James Anthony Taylor remained the sole suspect for decades but he died in 2019, so no charges were filed.

I’m relieved her family finally got some answers after all this time, esp her son Tyler who pushed the case, and it’s a reminder of how hard families have to fight thru long cold cases to get closure.