Remains of lacking Nebraska mom discovered a yr later as police slender in on individual of curiosity | EUROtoday

The stays of a lacking Nebraska mom have been discovered greater than a yr after she disappeared as police take an individual of curiosity into custody within the case.

Jerica Hamre was reported lacking by her dad and mom from Lincoln on July 3, 2024 after being final heard from days earlier on June 25. Hamre was 30 years outdated when she vanished.

“Our heart breaks for Jerica’s family and friends who, for the last 18 months, have been searching for answers,” Captain Ben Miller with the Lincoln Police Department mentioned at a information convention Monday.

Police, together with household, pals and volunteers from the neighborhood have been desperately in search of Hamre, looking out close to the very grounds she was finally discovered on quite a few occasions, police mentioned.

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“The effort of searching over 1,000 square miles of timber, lakes, rivers, and farmland was daunting and never ended as the commitment to find her was unwavering,” Miller mentioned.

On December 17, the cops made a serious breakthrough in Hamre’s case when her physique was found on a rural farm in Furnas County, close to Oxford, practically a 3 hour drive southwest of Lincoln.

The Lincoln Police Department mentioned a consultant of the farm’s house owners was inspecting the property for a sale when he discovered Hamre’s physique in an outdated farm shed. Police say they don’t imagine Hamre has any connection to the farm or its house owners.

Police imagine Hamre had traveled from Lincoln in direction of the Oxford space, and that her physique been on the farm “for quite some time,” Miller mentioned.

Miller didn’t have info on Hamre’s actual explanation for demise however police are treating her case as a murder.

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Authorities have an individual of curiosity within the case, who was already in custody on prior unrelated fees. Investigators don’t imagine the person has any reference to the farm the place Hamre’s physique was discovered.

The identification of the individual of curiosity has not been revealed and formal fees weren’t but introduced towards the person on the time of the press convention.

The Independent has reached out to the Lincoln Police Department for any updates within the case.

Hamre’s daughters have been within the care of her dad and mom since she vanished, in keeping with media stories.

“This was not the outcome we had hoped for. We hoped that we could find Jerica alive and well and get her back to her family,” Miller mentioned. “But I think there is value taken that we can get her back to her family at this point and they at least have some answers today.”