DNA helps identify woman's remains found in Las Vegas desert in 1970; She may have been victim of mob hit

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Using DNA samples, human remains found in the desert south of Las Vegas more than 50 years ago have been identified as a missing Canadian woman who may have been the victim of a mob hit.

In 1968, a missing person report was filed for Anna Sylvia Just when some of her belongings were found in the desert just outside of Henderson, Nevada.

Police later learned there was already an active missing person report for her out of Calgary, Canada.

During the investigation, reports suggested Just was an acquaintance of Thomas Hanley, the former head of the American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employees and the Gaming and Office Employee Union.

Hanley had known ties to organized crime in Las Vegas and the Midwest, according to the UNLV Special Collections and Archives. He w