Maine police said rumors that remains found in a bog are tied to a missing persons case from nearly 40 years ago are unfounded.
The discovery of the remains Saturday afternoon led to speculation that they could be tied to the Kimberly Moreau case. Retired FBI profiler Jennifer Coffindaffer wrote on X that police had "dropped the ball" in the case by initially treating Moreau's disappearance as a runaway.
"For the family's sake, I hope these remains belong to Kim," she wrote.
However, Maine state police have dispelled any connection between the remains and the decades-long cold case.
"I cannot go into details as this is an active investigation, but I can confirm there is no connection to the Kimberly Moreau case," State Police Public Information Officer Shannon Moss told Lawyer Herald.
Moreau disappeared in 1986 when she was 17. She was last seen around midnight on May 10. She had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend that night and had skipped the junior prom, WGME-13 reported.
Lewiston Police said that the state police will investigate any potential connections to missing persons cases.
"State police are investigating. We were dispatched to a report of human remains. When that happens, state police are notified and, to a certain extent, they will investigate relevant missing person's cases," Lewiston Police Lieutenant Derrick St Laurent told the Lawyer Herald.
A resident in the area found the remains and called police. Maine State Police used a backhoe and carved a path 200 yards into the bog to get the remains, reported WMTW-8.
The station reported that the remains were taken to the medical examiner.
Human Remains have been found in Lewiston, Maine. They have been there for an extended period of time. Could they belong to #KimberlyMoreau who hasn't been seen for 30 years.
— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) January 28, 2025
There were also remains found near her father's home (pictured below), but authorities have not told her... pic.twitter.com/1IuU76NRcG
