The Mesa County Coroner's Office has identified the human head and hands found in January by the new owner of a recently sold home at 2988 Pinyon Ave. in Grand Junction.

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office identified the human remains as belonging to Amanda Leariel Overstreet, who was believed to be around 16-years-old at the time of her disappearance. Overstreet was the biological daughter of the home’s previous owner, according to a Friday morning press release.

DNA testing identified the girl as Amanda Overstreet, who was last seen in 2005 when she was 16, authorities in Colorado said.

Amanda Overstreet was identified by the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office as the victim whose head and hands were discovered in a freezer in January. She had been missing since 2005.

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office said the human remains that were found in a newly purchased home earlier this year belong to 16-year-old Amanda Overstreet

Dismembered remains found in a freezer of an El Paso County home were identified as a missing teen from 2005.

Authorities in Colorado have identified dismembered remains that were found stored in a freezer nearly ten months ago.