Nearly 20 years after human remains were found in a burning bag, the mystery is finally solved. Advanced DNA testing confirmed the victim was Nicole Alston, a 24-year-old from New York.

Authorities say her girlfriend, Angel Marie Thompson, has now been charged with Nicole’s murder. Fulton County DA Fani Willis called it “one of the most horrific cases” in her career. “They found 13 pieces of her body,” she revealed.

For nearly a decade after Nicole’s death, Thompson allegedly lived under her name. She is accused of committing fraud, renting homes, buying cars, and even collecting nearly $139,000 in government benefits. Investigator Clay Bryant described the crime as the work of “a true sociopath.”

Nicole’s grieving mother remembered her daughter as “bubbly” with “a smile that was infectious.” She said, “I never stopped looking for her.”

This shocking case raises chilling questions: how could someone hide such a crime for so long — and were there more victims?