Jerica Hamre

Remains found on a rural farm in Nebraska have been identified as belonging to a missing mother of three, over 18 months since her loved ones last heard from her.

The body of Jerica Hamre was discovered on a farm in rural Furnas County on Wednesday, Dec. 17, Lincoln Police Department (LPD) announced in a news release and an accompanying press conference days later, on Monday, Dec. 22.

In the wake of months of unsuccessful search efforts for Hamre, who was 30 years old when she was reported missing by her parents, the woman’s body was found by a man working in a field, police said.

The man called authorities on Dec. 17 to report that he discovered human remains in an “old farm shed,” LPD Capt.

Ben Miller said in a press conference streamed by 10/11 News. Two days later, the remains were confirmed to be those of Hamre.

The discovery followed search efforts led by several different agencies and community groups, as well as Hamre’s loved ones, said Miller.

«The effort of searching over a thousand square miles of timber, lakes, rivers and farmland was daunting and never ended as the commitment to find her was unwavering,” he said during the presser.

Hamre’s parents reported her missing in Lincoln on July 3, 2024.

She was last heard from on June 25, 2024, according to police. (That was the same date the woman shared a final post on Facebook.)

Miller said Hamre’s remains had been at the location where they were found «for a long period of time.»

Her cause of death is not yet clear, as police had not yet received final autopsy results as of Dec. 22.