LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Human remains discovered outside of Henderson over 50 years ago have finally been identified, according to a report from LVMPD on November 7.

On June 7, 1970, remains were found "buried in a shallow grave" in the desert by some children, according to officials. A "depressed fracture to the skull" led the Clark County Coroner's Office to determine the death a homicide, but were unable to identify the remains at the time, police said.

Two years prior to their discovery, a woman named Anna Silvia Just was reported missing in 1968 after officials said her belongings were discovered outside of Henderson. LVMPD said that a missing person report was also actively in place for Just in Calgary, Canada.

At the time, police said the investigation revealed Just was connected to a

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