New homeowners discover human head and hands inside freezer
01/19/2024 4:37 pm PST
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (TCD) -- Law enforcement officials are investigating a homicide after new homeowners discovered severed body parts inside their freezer recently.
On Jan. 14, Mesa County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the 2900 block of Pinyon Avenue after new residents at the address were cleaning out some items and found human remains.
In an update, the sheriff's office said the medical examiner conducted an autopsy and "confirmed the human remains found at the address on Pinyon Avenue on January 12, 2024, are a human head and human hands."
According to KREX-TV, on the day of the discovery, the new homeowners shared on social media that neighbors were welcome to come grab "free stuff" that had been left over from the previous tenants. Someone was reportedly searching through a large freezer and found the body parts in a plastic bag under meat.
The sheriff's office said, "Our hope is to positively identify the victim while remaining respectful of the victim and the victim’s family."
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