Human head, hands found in Grand Junction home identified as former owner’s daughter

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. ( KREX ) — The Mesa County Coroner’s Office has identified the human head and hands found in January by the new owner of a recently sold home at 2988 Pinyon Ave. in Grand Junction.

Officials have identified the victim of the Pinyon Avenue homicide case as Amanda Leariel Overstreet, a resident of both the Grand Junction and Harris County, Texas areas.

Overstreet was the biological daughter of the previous homeowner and was believed to be about 16 years old at the time of her disappearance; she had not been seen or heard from since April 2005. Officials said there is no record that she was ever reported missing.

The coroner’s office said in a release the rest of her body had not been recovered.

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said in a release, “The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain under investigation.”

The forensic testing of evidence is ongoing.

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