Overview
- Christina Marie Plante’s case, which the Gila County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday was resolved, now lists her as found alive with her identity confirmed.
- Plante disappeared on May 15, 1994, after leaving her Star Valley home to walk to a stable where her horse was kept, and extensive searches and interviews produced no viable leads.
- The sheriff’s Cold Case Unit reexamined the file in recent years and said advances in technology and modern investigative methods generated the leads that changed the case.
- Authorities say they will withhold further details to protect her privacy, and they have not announced any arrests or criminal findings.
- AZFamily reported she had run away and was with a family member and that investigators used social media and public records to locate her, a claim not corroborated by other outlets.