Zania Lynette Williams, a California woman who vanished during Christmas nearly 25 years ago, has been identified by the Placer County Sheriff's Office. She disappeared at the age of 34 from her Sacramento home. Her skeletal remains were discovered in 2001 but remained unidentified until recent advances in forensic science, specifically genetic genealogy, allowed investigators to match DNA to potential relatives. Although her death is still under investigation, officials hope this identification brings closure to her family after decades of unanswered questions.
While the circumstances surrounding her death are still under investigation, we hope the identification brings a sense of closure to her surviving family members after nearly 25 years of uncertainty.
In recent years, investigators used forensic technologies, such as genetic genealogy, to match a DNA sample to a possible relative.
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