LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Police in Lakewood are conducting a suspicious death investigation after a decomposed body was discovered in an alleyway, the department announced Saturday.
Police said officers responded to the 9600 block of W. Colfax Avenue around 5 p.m. Friday after a bystander came upon the body and called authorities.
The department said the body, which they said appeared to be that of an adult, was in advanced stages of decomposition and could not be positively identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy on Sunday to determine the cause of death and make an official identification.
However, two long-time friends of 34-year-old Jax Gratton, who has been missing since April 15, told Denver7 that the body is that of the missing Denver hairstylist.
Gratton's mother confirmed the the 34-year-old's death in a Facebook post Saturday.
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