Her remains were exhumed from Linn Grove Cemetery in April 2022, and usable DNA was collected and sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which identified her as Leadbeater on Dec. 3, 2024.

Her skeletal remains were found on the bank of the St. Vrain River west of Platteville on Nov. 19, 1973, according to the FBI.

The sheriff’s office hopes a classmate, friend, neighbor or acquaintance will recognize her and come forward with information about her life prior to her disappearance, the agency said in the release.

Sheriff’s office detectives contacted six Los Angeles-area law enforcement agencies, and none had any record of Leadbeater being reported missing or as a runaway, according to the release.

Anyone with information on Leadbeater, or the circumstances surrounding her death,

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