WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.—Wheat Ridge police have identified the remains of a 51-year-old woman found in Park County last week who had been missing for five months.
Annie Meyer disappeared in February. Her remains were found in Park County on July 4.
A group of people called the Park County Sheriff’s Office after finding what appeared to be human bones near their cabin in Bailey on Thursday.
Officials said the remains were found in a wooded, rural area where there had been “significant animal activity.” No cause of death has been determined.
“It doesn’t seem to be an area that would be frequented by hikers,” deputies said.
Investigators have been trying to question the woman’s roommate, but the roommate has invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to speak to investigators.
Wheat Ridge Police Chief Dan Brennan said Tuesday that it is now a criminal investigation.
Relatives said finding the body provided some closure.
“It’s just unbelievable,” said Mark Meyer, Annie Meyer’s brother. “There is some relief now.”
“It is bittersweet,” said Annie’s friend, Tammy Haselhorst, after hearing the news. “I’m glad we’ll have some closure, but … there’s all the unanswered questions. How long has she been laying up there? Who did this to her?”
Meyer, who would now be 52, talked to her mother on Feb. 10. She was reported missing on March 3.
