HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman who went missing in 2021 has been identified by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 21, 2021, Kelly Vazquez went missing.
Years later on Sept. 25, 2023, Polk deputies located human remains. Earlier this week, Vazquez’s remains were positively identified and her family was notified.
“After years of committed investigation, we bring closure to a chapter of uncertainty that has haunted this community since 2021,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “Through collaborative efforts, we have located the remains of Kelly Vasquez, and we hope that in this discovery, we’ve given her family a measure of closure amidst their profound grief.”
No further details were released.
This remains an ongoing investigation.
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