From the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office:
On January 12, 2024, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a suspicious incident in the 2900 block of Pinyon Avenue. 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.
On October 11, 2024, the Mesa County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the victim of the Pinyon Avenue Homicide case. Through DNA testing, the victim is identified as Amanda Leariel Overstreet. Amanda is believed to have been approximately 16 years old at the time of her disappearance. Overstreet has not been seen or heard from since April 2005. Amanda Overstreet was the biological daughter of the previous owner of the home.
The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain under investigation, as well as ongoing forensic testing of evidence.
There is no record that Amanda Overstreet was ever reported missing.