GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Body parts found in the freezer of a Colorado home have been identified as those of a teen from Texas who hadn't been seen in nearly 20 years, according to the Mesa County Coroner's Office.
Investigators said they belonged to Amanda Overstreet, 16, who was a resident of Harris County and Grand Junction, Colorado.
Overstreet hadn't been seen alive since 2005, according to authorities.
In January, according to a neighbor, the new owners of the Grand Junction house held a garage sale to get rid of things that the previous owners had left behind. Among those items they were looking to sell was a deep freezer.
The neighbor said some people showed up to buy the freezer and when they opened it up to remove the meat, a human head fell out of a plastic bag. Along with the head, hands were also found in the freezer. The rest of Overstreet's body has not been found but investigators said her death is being investigated as a homicide.
Investigators said they searched the property for more body parts but nothing else was found.
At the time, investigators didn't know who the person was, how long they had been dead or how they died. They weren't even sure if the person was male or female. After months of testing, they were able to positively identify the remains as those of Overstreet.
Colorado investigators said Overstreet's mother was the previous owner of the house in which her body parts were found. They said a missing person report was never filed.