After years of uncertainty surrounding the disappearance of Minneapolis woman Haley Elizabeth Aymar, officials have confirmed that human remains found in a New Brighton wetland in March 2025 belong to her. Investigators recovered a skull near Lake Jones on March 1 and followed up with a three-day search of the surrounding marsh.
How Officials Found Her Remains
The skull turned up in a marshy stretch near Lake Jones on March 1, 2025, prompting a multi-day grid search of the wetlands by investigators. Dental comparisons later confirmed the remains as those of Aymar, though authorities have not publicly said whether they suspect foul play, according to KSTP. The New Brighton Department of Public Safety released images from the scene as crews combed through the area.
Who She Was And When She Vanished
Aymar was reported missing in 2015 and was last seen by a friend on Dec. 3, 2015, in downtown Minneapolis, the same day she made her final social media post, according to The Charley Project. Her missing-person case is also logged with NamUs under MP33528, a federal database designed to centralize information for investigators and family members searching for answers.
Police Ask For Tips
New Brighton officials are still working to reconstruct Aymar’s final known movements and social circle from December 2015. Anyone with information about where she might have been or who she was with at that time is urged to email [email protected], submit an online tip, or call 651-288-4135, according to KSTP. The City of New Brighton’s records page lists the Department of Public Safety as the local point of contact for tips and public records requests related to the case.
Context: Why This Matters
Identifying remains months or even years after a person vanishes can crack open cold investigations and finally give families some measure of closure. New Brighton has seen that play out before: the city previously used forensic tools to identify a long-unidentified woman found in a park, a case that underscored how persistent investigative work can eventually pay off, as the Star Tribune reported. National databases such as NamUs help bridge the gap between missing-person files and unidentified remains when more traditional leads have long since dried up.
