A family is coping with the painful reality that their mother is dead. After months of searching, human remains found in January are identified as 56-year-old Laura Gutierrez.

The family mourns while hoping to find answers for Gutierrez's death.

Anyone with information about Laura Gutierrez, her associates, or where she was during the month of December; please contact Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS.

KFDM/Fox4's Sydney Ferguson reports.