In Colorado, authorities have identified body parts found in a freezer earlier this year as belonging to Amanda Leariel Overstreet, a 16-year-old girl who had been missing since April 2005. The gruesome discovery was made in January after the home near Grand Junction was sold to a new owner, who offered a freezer left behind for free. The remains found in the freezer included a head and forearms with hands attached. Amanda had not been reported missing prior to this discovery, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an ongoing investigation into Amanda’s disappearance and death, with forensic testing of evidence still being conducted. The coroner’s office has identified the remains through DNA analysis and is investigating the cause of death as a homicide. Despite the identification of some body parts, the rest of Amanda’s body has not been found.
Amanda had lived in the Grand Junction and Harris County, Texas areas before her disappearance. Authorities emphasized that the current owner of the home where the remains were found is unrelated to the case and that the house had been purchased, remodeled, and sold to a new owner. The investigation into Amanda’s disappearance and death continues, with no further details being released at this time.
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