Human Remains ID’d as Teen Girl Who Vanished in 2023; Homicide Investigation Underway

Remains discovered earlier this month in Alaska belong to a woman who vanished in 2023, officials announced KTUU reported that Ataja Banks, 18, was last seen in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley in November 2023. Years later, on September 4, state troopers found human remains in Wasilla that the State Medical Examiner’s Office ultimately identified as Banks. …