US authorities solve missing person case: Teen’s body found in freezer after 20 years

US authorities have solved the missing persons case
20 years later, the body of a teenage girl is found in the freezing cold

October 14, 2024 at 1:38 pm

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Shortly after buying a house, a man in Colorado makes a gruesome discovery: a head, two forearms, and hands in an abandoned freezer. Now investigators confirm: These are the remains of Amanda O., who disappeared nearly two decades ago.

For almost 20 years, Amanda Lereal O. from the state of Colorado, USA. No trace of it. DNA test results now show the then 16-year-old is dead. This was announced by the Mesa County Police Department. So authorities believe a crime and murder investigation has already been launched. A shocking discovery by a homeowner in Grand Junction, Colorado prompted a recent investigation earlier this year. He found parts of the teenager’s remains in his newly bought house.

Her head, along with her forearms and hands, were in a freezer left at the home, it said. They were discovered in mid-January when the new owner of the house wanted to sell the chest. As the New York Post writes, the man recently bought the property. According to investigators, Amanda O. Said to be the biological daughter of the previous owner of the house.

The then 16-year-old was last seen in April 2005. However, officials said, “Amanda O. has not been reported missing.” A neighbor says he saw O. on her way to school shortly before she disappeared, CNN reported. When he found out that the body parts had been found, he immediately asked himself if it could be the missing teenager. According to authorities, O. was living in both Grand Junction and Harris County, Texas at the time.

Investigators said the home’s new owner “had nothing to do with the case,” ABC News reported. Accordingly, the house was “completely remodeled and sold to the current owner.” The circumstances of O.’s disappearance are now being investigated; No one has been arrested so far. The cause of death is yet to be announced.