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WEST VALLEY CITY — Police believe an 18-year-old woman found dead in Colorado last month died in a West Valley hotel room.
The body of Kelly Myers, of Grand Junction, was discovered Feb. 28 at the Cactus Park hiking area, about 22 miles from Myers' hometown and 300 miles from where police believe she died.
Myers, 18, was a prolific social media user, according to her obituary. Family members believed she was travelling to Utah in mid-December, and her final Facebook posts placed her at the Country Inn and Suites, 3422 S. Decker Lake Drive, according to police.
"A further, forensic examination of the room where Myers stayed revealed evidence that Myers likely died in that hotel room," West Valley police said in a statement.
Information about Myers' cause of death was not released citing pending results of an autopsy and toxicology examination, expected in several weeks.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office has turned an investigation of Myers' death over to West Valley detectives.
Anyone who had contact with Myers while she was in Utah or has information about her is asked to contact West Valley police at 801-840-4000.
