The Kern County Sheriff’s Office announced July 28 that the 15-year-old victim was identified as Michelle “Shelley” Louise Collier through the use of forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG). What Happened to Missing Teen Michelle Collier? Kern County Sheriff’s homicide detective Ashley Thompson noted during a press conference that Collier disappeared from her Fresno home in February of 1978. Michelle Collier Photo: Kern County Sheriff's OfficeMichelle Collier Identified Through Forensic Investigative Genetic GenealogyIn 2007, the coroner discovered that DNA samples had not been collected in 1978 and exhumed the teen’s remains to recover a DNA sample. Anyone with information on Collier’s case is urged to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661) 861-3110 or Kern Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040.