{"id":25339,"date":"2024-10-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/teenager-identified-as-human-remains-found-in-freezer-near-grand-junction\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T13:00:00","slug":"teenager-identified-as-human-remains-found-in-freezer-near-grand-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/teenager-identified-as-human-remains-found-in-freezer-near-grand-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE – Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Police departments reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers in 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and increased scrutiny of police, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke, File)<\/span>(AP Photo\/Matt Rourke, File)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Investigators have identified the person whose head and hands were found in a freezer left behind by the previous occupants of a home near Grand Junction.<\/p>\n

The Mesa County Sheriff\u2019s Office identified the human remains as belonging to Amanda Leariel Overstreet, who was believed to be around 16-years-old at the time of her disappearance. Overstreet was the biological daughter of the home\u2019s previous owner, according to a Friday morning press release.<\/p>\n

The remains were discovered in January when the home\u2019s new owners were trying to get rid of the freezer after taking over the property. They discovered the head and a pair of hands when someone came to claim the appliance, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Overstreet has not been seen since 2005, and an investigation into her disappearance is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Wendy Likes, public information officer for the Mesa County Sheriff\u2019s Office, said there is no record of Overstreet ever being reported missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive us some time and some grace to really figure out what happened and we want to do the best job for her,\u201d Likes said. \u201cA child went missing and there’s no record that anyone reported her missing, and that’s very sad. So we want to be sure that it’s a thorough investigation, that we get all the details and the facts right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The home where the remains were found sits outside of Grand Junction city limits, which means the sheriff\u2019s office will lead the investigation. Likes said the Colorado Bureau of Investigation did provide assistance to the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have a lot of forensic testing that we need to do on evidence and a lot of interviews still to complete,\u201d Likes said.<\/p>\n

Likes noted the investigation will probably move slowly.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office said the house in question is located on the 2900 block of Pinyon Avenue. County property records for a home on that block include records for a home occupied by a Bradley David Imer, who died of COVID-19 in 2021. Imer\u2019s death certificate, which was included in the county\u2019s property records, lists his spouse as Leanne Overstreet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether there is any relationship between Leanne Overstreet and Amanda Overstreet, the victim. The sheriff\u2019s office confirmed the home\u2019s previous owner was Amanda Overstreet\u2019s biological mother, but said it would not confirm whether that person is Leanne Overstreet when CPR News inquired.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Public Radio, visit www.cpr.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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