WHARTON COUNTY, Texas – Human remains discovered June 18, 2021, on County Road 225 in Wharton County have been identified as 16-year-old Yeimy Maciela Beltrand.
Beltrand was reported missing to the Houston Police Department by her mother on April 30, 2021.
A forensic sketch was released in February 2025, but investigators said it was DNA from a family member that ultimately confirmed the teen’s identity. A relative submitted their DNA to the Combined DNA Index System, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth was able to make the match…