Nearly two decades after her mysterious disappearance, the severed head and hands of a 16-year-old girl were found in a freezer at a Colorado home, triggering a homicide investigation.
The home, which was sold earlier this year, was previously owned by the mother of the victim.
The Mesa County Sheriffs Office has identified the remains as those of Amanda Leariel Overstreet, as reported by The Post Millennial. Overstreet, who was last seen in 2005, lived in the house with her mother before her disappearance. The gruesome discovery was made in January when an individual arrived to collect a refrigerator from the new homeowner. Responding to a call about a "suspicious incident" in Grand Junction, a city approximately 240 miles west of Denver, deputies found the chilling remains.
"Upon arrival, deputies found the head and hands of a human had been discovered in a freezer by someone who arrived to claim the free appliance offered by the new owner of the recently sold home," the police reported. After nine months of DNA testing, the sheriff's office confirmed the remains belonged to Overstreet, who had not been heard from since April 2005.
In a statement released by the sheriff's office, they emphasized that the house, which is now the center of the Pinyon Avenue Homicide investigation, is under new ownership and has no connection to the previous case. "The house was purchased, fully remodeled, and sold to the current owner. We urge you to respect the current owner and their neighbors' privacy and avoid driving by the home or taking photos," the statement read.
While investigators continue to piece together the circumstances surrounding Overstreet's disappearance, it is noteworthy that she was never reported missing at the time of her disappearance, according to officials. The discovery of her remains in the freezer raises more questions about her tragic fate and the events leading up to it.
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