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Body parts found in a freezer earlier this year after a Colorado home was sold have been identified as those of the 16-year-old daughter of the home’s previous owner, authorities said Friday. The death of Amanda Leariel Overstreet is being investigated as a homicide and an investigation is ongoing, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said. The last time Amanda had been seen or heard from was in April 2005, the sheriff’s office said. Amanda lived in the Grand Junction and Harris County, Texas, areas, the coroner’s office said. "The house was purchased, fully remodeled, and sold to the current owner," the sheriff's office said.

Persons: Amanda Leariel Overstreet, Amanda, Amanda Overstreet Organizations: Mesa County Sheriff’s Locations: Colorado, Mesa County, Grand, Harris County , Texas

☆ Remains found in Colorado freezer identified as missing 16-year-old girl from 2005
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Amanda Overstreet was identified as the victim through DNA testing, according to a Friday news release from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. The remains were discovered by someone who came to the home to pick up the freezer for free, the sheriff’s office said. There is no evidence Overstreet was ever reported missing, and the “circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain under investigation,” the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office didn’t disclose whether a cause of death was identified. “We were all guessing who it was,” he said of the discovered remains.

Persons: Amanda Overstreet, Overstreet, ”, “, ” Jameson Perez, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, KJCT Locations: Colorado, Mesa County, Grand Junction , Colorado

☆ Severed human head and hands found in Colorado home
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Chris Boyette | Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —People cleaning a recently sold home in western Colorado made a grisly discovery: a human head and human hands. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office first announced the discovery of “possible human remains” in a January 12 news release. In a Thursday update, they said the coroner’s office had conducted an autopsy and confirmed the remains were a human head and hands. “At this time, we have no other definitive answers until further testing can be completed,” said the sheriff’s office in the Thursday news release. “I feel so bad,” Troester told KUSA.

Persons: ”, Sam Troester, ” Troester, KUSA, “ Organizations: CNN, Mesa County Sheriff’s Locations: Colorado, Mesa County, Grand Junction , Colorado, Denver

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