Human remains that were found in a car in the Connecticut River last year are those of a New Hampshire woman who disappeared in 1978 in a motor vehicle accident, authorities said Friday.
“The remains are those of Alberta Leeman, who was last seen in July, 1978,” New Hampshire State Police and other agencies said in a news release. “At the time of her disappearance, Ms. Leeman was 63 years old.” Her death was determined to be an accident from a motor vehicle collision and the cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, the news release said. The events surrounding her death aren’t considered to be suspicious.
Leeman’s remains were examined by forensic anthropologists and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office.