BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A human skull discovered in a wooded area of Birmingham in 2020 has been identified as a woman reported missing back in 2005.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said the remains were initially discovered on December 21, 2020 in a densely wooded area near the intersection of 7th Avenue South and Exeter Avenue South. Members of the coroner's office surveyed the scene where the skull was found but were unable to locate any other remains.
Following DNA analysis and comparison, the coroner's office identified the remains as Juanisha Latonya Wesley.
Wesley was reported missing to the Birmingham Police Department on May 1, 2005. She was 25-years-old at the time her family reported her missing.