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TradeEdge Exchange:Police investigating homicide after human remains found in freezer of Colorado home
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Date:2025-04-06 19:09:51
Officials in Colorado said they are TradeEdge Exchangeinvestigating a homicide after a human head was found in a freezer at a home late last week, according to information from law enforcement and multiple reports.
The frightening discovery took place Friday afternoon at a home in Grand Junction, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department reported. The city is just east of the Utah state lines in Colorado's Western Slope region.
According to the agency, deputies responded at 2:30 p.m. to a report of a suspicious incident at a recently sold home after people at the address cleaning out the property found what appeared to be human remains.
It was not immediatly known if any arrest had been made in the case or whether officials had determined the person's identity.
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A freezer in the garage
Officials confirmed to KDVR-TV and local outlet Western Slope Now the body part found was a severed human head. The local outlet reported it was found in a deep freezer someone came to collect after the new homeowner posted online for people to come get "free stuff."
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The neighbor said a mother and her son previously lived at the address, and that they moved out same day the house was sold, Western Slope Now said.
It was not immediately known when the new homeowners moved into the home.
No apparent threat to community, police say
The sheriff's department reported they do not believe there is any threat to the community at this time.
No further information was available Wednesday about the case, which remained under investigation.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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