A community vigil will be held Saturday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Long’s Park, 3117 Patterson Road, to honor Amanda Overstreet, whose remains were discovered in a freezer in the garage of a house on Pinyon Ave. in January of this year. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office finally identified the remains on October 11, 2024 as those of the teenage daughter of the previous owner of the home. She was identified as Amanda Leariel Overstreet and was estimated to have been 16 years old at the time of her disappearance in 2005. Her disappearance was never reported. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
An organizer of the event, Natasha Bury-Wilder, never knew Amanda personally but wants to remember her as someone in our community who was known and loved. “Amanda was more than just a head and hands,” she said.
Human remains were discovered in a freezer in January, not identified until October, the victim was a minor charge of the recent homeowner and the sheriff’s office is still working on it?? Please tell me that there’s a good reason that law enforcement can’t get it together on this one.