LOS LUNAS, N.M. — The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they identified a woman found dead in 2022 on a property south of Rio Communities.
VCSO identified the woman as 56-year-old Lisa Marie Vernon. On July 16, 2022, they found Vernon dead under a tree near a home in the 1700 block of Rio Communities Boulevard.
The DNA Doe Project played a major role in identifying her. After initially struggling to identify the woman due to the nature of her body, VCSO handed the case to them…