Denver hairstylist missing since mid-April found dead in Lakewood, mother says

A Denver hairstylist who disappeared after leaving her University Hills apartment on April has been ascertained dead her mother informed Saturday There are no words strong enough for the grief we are feeling Jax Gratton s mother Cherilynne Gratton-Camis wrote in a Facebook group dedicated to finding her daughter The light she carried the love she gave so freely and the happiness she brought into our lives have been taken from this world far too soon In the nearly two months that Gratton was missing more than people joined the group to share information and try to find the missing -year-old hairstylist Gratton was last seen at about p m April in the block of East Iliff Avenue according to the Denver Police Department Her body was identified a week short of two months later Gratton-Camis revealed Gratton-Camis started worrying when her daughter didn t call on Easter and the hairstylist s friends realized something was wrong when she missed multiple appointments with her clients Gratton rented a studio at the Solera Salon Suites North Broadway location Related Articles dead injured in Denver crash on I- involving wrong-way driver As Douglas County s home-rule polling gets underway the battle is already red hot Here s what s at stake What it was like to work at one of America s bulk notorious funeral homes Card skimmers planted at north Aurora truck stop last week police say dead injured in crash that closed U S in Jefferson County Gratton s body was exposed in a Lakewood alley in the block of West Colfax Avenue at about p m Friday Gratton-Camis reported Denver on Saturday She revealed a Lakewood detective visually identified the hairstylist by her tattoos and that her daughter was discovered wearing the same clothes she left in The body was in advanced stages of decomposition and could not be positively identified Lakewood Police Department spokesperson John Romero declared in an email to The Denver Post He declared a suspicious death scrutiny was ongoing Jefferson County coroner officers revealed Sunday afternoon that no forensic identification had been made and the cause of death was pending until further notice This has opened my eyes in tactics I can t ignore It s not just about Jax it s about all of you in the LGBTQIA population who face the world every day with courage just wanting to live love and exist safely and equally Gratton-Camis wrote on Facebook That should never be a fight And yet it is This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter