Human remains found in ‘remote area’ of southern Colorado belong to missing rock hunter
Human remains discovered by a hiker in a remote area of southern Colorado belong to a woman who went missing in while hunting for rocks in Saguache County personnel announced Friday Edna Quintana was released missing on May after she left home to go rock hunting on Saguache County Road AA north of the town of Saguache near Saguache Peak Crews searching for Quintana in in Saguache County inadvertently led to the discovery of the remains of Suzanne Morphew a -year-old Chaffee County woman who went missing in and whose husband Barry Morphew has been charged with murder in her death Search crews also discovered the remains of James Jay Montoya who police say was killed by Jesus Angel Arvizo after leaving a Lakewood bar in April while searching for Quintana Arvizo is still at large Quintana s remains were revealed by a hiker who came across them on June and called the Saguache County Sheriff s Office Deputies secured the scene before returning with Colorado Bureau of Examination agents and cadaver dog teams from Colorado Forensic Canines to search the area the next day Administrators recovered the remains and took them to the El Paso County Coroner s Office where they were positively identified as Quintana s on Wednesday The cause and manner of her death are still under study and autopsy and forensic testing results are still pending according to the sheriff s office Agency leaders declined to release more information about where her remains were located because of the ongoing analysis Related Articles Denver girl missing since Tuesday Pueblo man missing for months discovered dead on Colorado mountain pass Fort Collins man missing near Watson Lake wildlife area Missing Aurora teen determined safe in Las Vegas Denver -year-old missing since early June Anyone with information about Quintana s disappearance or death can contact the Saguache County Sheriff s Office at - - Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
