CO Grand Junction - Human remains found in freezer - 12 Jan 2024 (Amanda Leariel Overstreet)

[Aurora90]

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And a third photo of Amanda
Gosh this case is crazy, the comments in fb are quite interesti g…

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Source. FamilySearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T9-26Q

So to summarise, and apologies if I get sth wrong as trying to catch up, Amanda was born in Harris TX on 04 Mar 1989 from L.M.Owho was 21. The bio dad is unknown. The grandparents N.A.O.O and J.F.O adopted her as theirs and raised her. They married in 1965 and had only 1 bio child born in 1968, L.M.O.I.
The O family is Texas based. I suppose Amanda grew up in Texas, Kountze. It is not clear when N.A.O.O fell sick, but Amanda must have moved to CO to her bio mum because of this.
Maybe N and J moved temporarily to CO to get help.
Amanda went missing sometime in April 2005, N. died in July 2005. We do not know where, but maybe in TX not CO.
There are some traces of an Amanda Overtsreet in Kountze as far as 2007, even though the transcript records have different dob (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YD8-CGK3, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJT1-Z8PY).

I’ve seen often mistakes in transcripts for other people so there is a possibility that Amanda may have still been alive, and gone back to TX as her grandmother was dying.
And there is a possibility that while she may have run away in 2005 to go back to TX (to her grandparents in Kountze), she may have come back to CO after her grandmother’s death and be murdered by someone then.

What I do not get is how it is possible that any murderer would sell a house and not remember to move human remains from a freezer therein ??!!

And to finish a little curiosity on red hair and blue eyes, i find it intriguing as it is extremely rare so most probably one of the parents must have it as dominant gene. Very rare to have two parents both with recessive genes but my biology dates from very long ago

Red Hair, Blue Eyes: How Common Is the Genetic Combination?

How common is it for someone to have red hair and blue eyes? What causes these unique traits? And are people with red hair and blue eyes going extinct? Find out here.

www.healthline.com

The bio dad is unknown?

The genes thing is interesting. Is it possible that Amanda was a product of SA? I hate to mention it. It was the not having the father on the birth certificate that got me there.

I seem to recall an article that came out that I’m trying to find again. It highlighted the alarming increase in occurances of inc*st found thanks to dna testing. Especially in cases where the individual was adopted. The article referenced and interviewed CeCe Moore who even went so far as to create an invite only private Facebook group account for people who entered their dna and found out that their mom or aunt or they themselves were the products of such terrible actions. Because she was finding so many during her assistance with genealogy cases.

It was a really interesting read nevertheless.

 

[Sillybilly]

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[flowershop]

Red hair, blue eyes? Relatively rare combo.

This is one of those cases that make me feel this ache. Not only did nobody protect this kid, but for twenty years, not only did her death stay secret, but no one outside that bubble even noticed she was gone. And that makes me angry, that a kid can just fall off the edge of the world, and no one notices or cares until she turns up dead in a freezer.

She was a minor. Someone should have.

MOO

I share in this feeling as well. From what I read in the FB comments there was some kind of group dedicated to finding out what happened to her as recently as 2017. I found that quite remarkable even though it didn't produce any result.

 

[Charlot123]

And a third photo of Amanda
Gosh this case is crazy, the comments in fb are quite interesti g…

View attachment 537374

Source. FamilySearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T9-26Q

So to summarise, and apologies if I get sth wrong as trying to catch up, Amanda was born in Harris TX on 04 Mar 1989 from L.M.Owho was 21. The bio dad is unknown. The grandparents N.A.O.O and J.F.O adopted her as theirs and raised her. They married in 1965 and had only 1 bio child born in 1968, L.M.O.I.
The O family is Texas based. I suppose Amanda grew up in Texas, Kountze. It is not clear when N.A.O.O fell sick, but Amanda must have moved to CO to her bio mum because of this.
Maybe N and J moved temporarily to CO to get help.
Amanda went missing sometime in April 2005, N. died in July 2005. We do not know where, but maybe in TX not CO.
There are some traces of an Amanda Overtsreet in Kountze as far as 2007, even though the transcript records have different dob (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YD8-CGK3, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJT1-Z8PY).

I’ve seen often mistakes in transcripts for other people so there is a possibility that Amanda may have still been alive, and gone back to TX as her grandmother was dying.
And there is a possibility that while she may have run away in 2005 to go back to TX (to her grandparents in Kountze), she may have come back to CO after her grandmother’s death and be murdered by someone then.

What I do not get is how it is possible that any murderer would sell a house and not remember to move human remains from a freezer therein ??!!

And to finish a little curiosity on red hair and blue eyes, i find it intriguing as it is extremely rare so most probably one of the parents must have it as dominant gene. Very rare to have two parents both with recessive genes but my biology dates from very long ago

Red Hair, Blue Eyes: How Common Is the Genetic Combination?

How common is it for someone to have red hair and blue eyes? What causes these unique traits? And are people with red hair and blue eyes going extinct? Find out here.

www.healthline.com

About the eyes, it is easier. Blue is recessive, but 12 genes contribute into eye color. In a very primitive way: any eye color is the combination of: a) amount of melanin and b) the structure of the stroma of the iris itself. So the mutation that caused first pair of "blue" eyes was that in OCA2 gene on chromosome 15. It down-regulates the production of melanin in the eyes. The blue or very light-blue or intense blue depends on the scattering of the light by the stroma of the eye, not unlike Raleigh scattering that makes the sky blue. However, because 12 genes are involved in eye color, it is more complex than true recessive or true dominant and is not going to get extinct soon.

Red hair is recessive, so yes, a very infrequent color that may become extinct.

About the remnants: it is possible that one person (SF?) killed and hid Amanda, and the other (mom) was not too interested in finding out where her daughter went but truly unaware. The SF died. Mom got old and infirm. Mom and son were both not aware of contents but, as hoarders, never bothering to look there.

 

[vls12345]

Remains Found at Recently Sold Colorado Home Identified as Teen Girl Who Hadn’t Been Seen Since 2005

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Oct. 11 that the human head and hands that were found in a newly purchased home in Grand Junction, Colo., earlier this year belonged to 16-year-old Amanda Overstreet, who had not been seen since 2005.

people.com

 

[Charlot123]

Yeah it's pretty sus that Amanda disappeared the same year Nelda passed. Makes ya wonder if inheritance could been a motive. I kind of hope it was, I hate to imagine other motives.

It would be interesting to see if there was a will and how it was made. Nelda could have split inheritance 50/50 any way between the “sisters”, but in case of Amanda dying, the money could go to Leanne or to Nelda’s nephews and nieces. It is interesting. But chronic money issues seem to have plagued Leanne, so, not impossible. Inheritance, attachment issues + predictable unwillingness to take in a much younger copy of yourself to the house with a stepfather. Ugly story, either way.

P. S. Very sorry for the people who bought the freezer and my best wishes for them to get over that horror.

 

[truthfinder2019]

I wonder if it may not be the kids that put up the announcements for the give away of stuff, unaware of the situation. Just speculation, trying to make sense of the fact that it is unlikely anyone with knowledge of the remains would have just exposed him/herself by giving them away with the freezer. Unless MH issues or dementia, I would think noone would forget such a crime and a frozen head of a child where meat is kept. For God’s sake ! The head and hands of a child, I feel sick.

Or it may have well been the stepdad. But again, highly unlikely that noone noticed the remains under the frozen food for so many years, or wandered what the black bag was.
unless the frozen food was expired since many years and noone was opening/cleaning the freezer. But again, makes no sense, you do not keep wasting electricity on an unused freezer unless you keep it for the purpose of hiding remains.

I also wonder how the relation was. It must have been troubled IMO. Amanda must have known the truth about her upbringing. She must have loved her grandmotheR, she was IMO forced to go to her bio mother because of a serious disease of her grandmother. Leaving your school at 16, all your friends, going to live with someone who , I suppose , may not have necessarily wanted her in the first place, must be very difficult. Blending into a family that is not yours and has other (wanted) kids, as a teen, I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for the child.
Also feeling unwanted overall, noone else in TX could take care of her ? Just wondering why, no accusations. Maybe she was also a troubled teen, who knows. Why noone, noone, reported her missing ? And the school ? No welfare check ? There must have been rumours and questions.

Then, typically I suppose head and hands would help identification of remains ? Dental records, fingerprints…so the rest must be buried somewhere, I suppose not at the property. Or in some water/ lake. Whitewater is not far, neither is the Utah lake. There is a photo of the stepdad with a big fish.

I’ll now stop specultating and wait for news.
Anyhow, I really hope justice will be served, and rapidly. Amanda already waited 20 years for it. Poor child, it is unconceivable.

Remains Found at Recently Sold Colorado Home Identified as Teen Girl Who Hadn’t Been Seen Since 2005

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Oct. 11 that the human head and hands that were found in a newly purchased home in Grand Junction, Colo., earlier this year belonged to 16-year-old Amanda Overstreet, who had not been seen since 2005.

people.com

 

[Ruby12345]

This is one of those cases that make me feel this ache. Not only did nobody protect this kid, but for twenty years, not only did her death stay secret, but no one outside that bubble even noticed she was gone. And that makes me angry, that a kid can just fall off the edge of the world, and no one notices or cares until she turns up dead in a freezer.

She was a minor. Someone should have.

MOO

Her friends did actually try to report her missing and they have had a Facebook group going for many years.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

It would be interesting to see if there was a will and how it was made. Nelda could have split inheritance 50/50 any way between the “sisters”, but in case of Amanda dying, the money could go to Leanne or to Nelda’s nephews and nieces. It is interesting. But chronic money issues seem to have plagued Leanne, so, not impossible. Inheritance, attachment issues + predictable unwillingness to take in a much younger copy of yourself to the house with a stepfather. Ugly story, either way.

P. S. Very sorry for the people who bought the freezer and my best wishes for them to get over that horror.

hA! Pretty sure that freezer has been taken in for evidence, and that it will be properly destroyed if they don't have to keep it in the evidence files forever!!! i dunno... just struck me as funny..

 

[MatthewTyler]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but Leanne has updated her FB 10 hours ago, changing her profile pic and cover photo. Just seems kind of weird to do when your whole life might have just potentially imploded.

 

[Nikynoo]

And a third photo of Amanda
Gosh this case is crazy, the comments in fb are quite interesti g…

View attachment 537374

Source. FamilySearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T9-26Q

So to summarise, and apologies if I get sth wrong as trying to catch up, Amanda was born in Harris TX on 04 Mar 1989 from L.M.Owho was 21. The bio dad is unknown. The grandparents N.A.O.O and J.F.O adopted her as theirs and raised her. They married in 1965 and had only 1 bio child born in 1968, L.M.O.I.
The O family is Texas based. I suppose Amanda grew up in Texas, Kountze. It is not clear when N.A.O.O fell sick, but Amanda must have moved to CO to her bio mum because of this.
Maybe N and J moved temporarily to CO to get help.
Amanda went missing sometime in April 2005, N. died in July 2005. We do not know where, but maybe in TX not CO.
There are some traces of an Amanda Overtsreet in Kountze as far as 2007, even though the transcript records have different dob (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YD8-CGK3, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJT1-Z8PY).

I’ve seen often mistakes in transcripts for other people so there is a possibility that Amanda may have still been alive, and gone back to TX as her grandmother was dying.
And there is a possibility that while she may have run away in 2005 to go back to TX (to her grandparents in Kountze), she may have come back to CO after her grandmother’s death and be murdered by someone then.

What I do not get is how it is possible that any murderer would sell a house and not remember to move human remains from a freezer therein ??!!

And to finish a little curiosity on red hair and blue eyes, i find it intriguing as it is extremely rare so most probably one of the parents must have it as dominant gene. Very rare to have two parents both with recessive genes but my biology dates from very long ago

Red Hair, Blue Eyes: How Common Is the Genetic Combination?

How common is it for someone to have red hair and blue eyes? What causes these unique traits? And are people with red hair and blue eyes going extinct? Find out here.

www.healthline.com

Is bio dad named in the documents posted above?

Any idea where Leanne and her husband lived prior to buying the house in 2006?

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Legal documents do exist on Ancestry.com. I do not think you can see it if you do not have a subscription, but I have included the critical information in regards to Amanda's heritage.
I guess the "titles' did not transfer...
But the data shows
Paul Justin Jayroe, husband to be...
date of birth....
date of wedding...
location of wedding...
Leanne Overstreet , name of wife to be.

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[I am not Sherlock H.]

And a third photo of Amanda
Gosh this case is crazy, the comments in fb are quite interesti g…

View attachment 537374

Source. FamilySearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T9-26Q

So to summarise, and apologies if I get sth wrong as trying to catch up, Amanda was born in Harris TX on 04 Mar 1989 from L.M.Owho was 21. The bio dad is unknown. The grandparents N.A.O.O and J.F.O adopted her as theirs and raised her. They married in 1965 and had only 1 bio child born in 1968, L.M.O.I.
The O family is Texas based. I suppose Amanda grew up in Texas, Kountze. It is not clear when N.A.O.O fell sick, but Amanda must have moved to CO to her bio mum because of this.
Maybe N and J moved temporarily to CO to get help.
Amanda went missing sometime in April 2005, N. died in July 2005. We do not know where, but maybe in TX not CO.
There are some traces of an Amanda Overtsreet in Kountze as far as 2007, even though the transcript records have different dob (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YD8-CGK3, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJT1-Z8PY).

I’ve seen often mistakes in transcripts for other people so there is a possibility that Amanda may have still been alive, and gone back to TX as her grandmother was dying.
And there is a possibility that while she may have run away in 2005 to go back to TX (to her grandparents in Kountze), she may have come back to CO after her grandmother’s death and be murdered by someone then.

What I do not get is how it is possible that any murderer would sell a house and not remember to move human remains from a freezer therein ??!!

And to finish a little curiosity on red hair and blue eyes, i find it intriguing as it is extremely rare so most probably one of the parents must have it as dominant gene. Very rare to have two parents both with recessive genes but my biology dates from very long ago

Red Hair, Blue Eyes: How Common Is the Genetic Combination?

How common is it for someone to have red hair and blue eyes? What causes these unique traits? And are people with red hair and blue eyes going extinct? Find out here.

www.healthline.com

Thank you @truthfinder2019 for the very nice summary. There are some twists in this case it seems, but hopefully enough leads and morsels to help fill in some pieces.

On the red hair and blue eyes…… I need to share from my own personal experience. I have that exact combination. Yes I was a ‘carrot top’ as a young lad. Of course most of my head hair has now gone elsewhere, but I still have the blue eyes. Not quite Paul Newman blue but close. My late father’s eyes were bluer than Newmans as was his father and mother’s eyes. His mother also had red hair. So it is not that uncommon in some types. My mother’s eyes are deep brown. Unfortunately I didn’t quite pay enough attention in genetics class to say much more. What hair I have left darkened over the years. The last reference point….. when I was in high school (with hair)…. and even in more recent times….. I am said to resemble the late Tom Petty in the Damn the Torpedoes album jacket liner.

I hope the final pieces of this case can be assembled. For Amanda. MOO

 

[Ryan1271]

And a third photo of Amanda
Gosh this case is crazy, the comments in fb are quite interesti g…

View attachment 537374

Source. FamilySearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8T9-26Q

So to summarise, and apologies if I get sth wrong as trying to catch up, Amanda was born in Harris TX on 04 Mar 1989 from L.M.Owho was 21. The bio dad is unknown. The grandparents N.A.O.O and J.F.O adopted her as theirs and raised her. They married in 1965 and had only 1 bio child born in 1968, L.M.O.I.
The O family is Texas based. I suppose Amanda grew up in Texas, Kountze. It is not clear when N.A.O.O fell sick, but Amanda must have moved to CO to her bio mum because of this.
Maybe N and J moved temporarily to CO to get help.
Amanda went missing sometime in April 2005, N. died in July 2005. We do not know where, but maybe in TX not CO.
There are some traces of an Amanda Overtsreet in Kountze as far as 2007, even though the transcript records have different dob (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YD8-CGK3, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJT1-Z8PY).

I’ve seen often mistakes in transcripts for other people so there is a possibility that Amanda may have still been alive, and gone back to TX as her grandmother was dying.
And there is a possibility that while she may have run away in 2005 to go back to TX (to her grandparents in Kountze), she may have come back to CO after her grandmother’s death and be murdered by someone then.

What I do not get is how it is possible that any murderer would sell a house and not remember to move human remains from a freezer therein ??!!

And to finish a little curiosity on red hair and blue eyes, i find it intriguing as it is extremely rare so most probably one of the parents must have it as dominant gene. Very rare to have two parents both with recessive genes but my biology dates from very long ago

Red Hair, Blue Eyes: How Common Is the Genetic Combination?

How common is it for someone to have red hair and blue eyes? What causes these unique traits? And are people with red hair and blue eyes going extinct? Find out here.

www.healthline.com

L was married when Amanda was born, is there reason to believe that her husband wasn't Amanda's father?

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but Leanne has updated her FB 10 hours ago, changing her profile pic and cover photo. Just seems kind of weird to do when your whole life might have just potentially imploded.

i just noticed that as well...
Weird.
I wonder WHAT the other two kids know????

 

[nhmemorymaker]

L was married when Amanda was born, is there reason to believe that her husband wasn't Amanda's father?

She was married to him until 1992, so I assume he is her father.
She was married 3 times. I don't know how long the second marriage was, but was married the year after divorce from Jayroe.
And she married Bradley in 2002.

All factualy data from Ancestry... but link only available if you have subscription, so I will have to say moo.

 

[beandawgs]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but Leanne has updated her FB 10 hours ago, changing her profile pic and cover photo. Just seems kind of weird to do when your whole life might have just potentially imploded.

Yep bizarre

 

[truthfinder2019]

Yep bizarre

There are 2, one also private has Tinkerbell as pick
Bizarre indeed

 

[Aurora90]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but Leanne has updated her FB 10 hours ago, changing her profile pic and cover photo. Just seems kind of weird to do when your whole life might have just potentially imploded.

Unless it was something that she processed and accepted years and years ago.

WE are just finding out, maybe she isn’t.

 

[beandawgs]

Unless it was something that she processed and accepted years and years ago.

WE are just finding out, maybe she isn’t.

Its just weird - no sense of shame or remorse. Or just can't figure out how to delete her FB account - not easy , just deleted an old one of my husband's.