DNA has confirmed that human remains found near a dry stream in Delta County earlier this month belong to Paige Birgfeld, a Grand Junction woman who went missing in June 2007. <\/p>\n
Sgt. Matt Lewis said the DNA match last week was a formality because dental records all but confirmed the remains were those of 34-year-old Birgfeld, a mother of three young children who worked as an escort. Her charred car was found in a Grand Junction parking lot a few days after her disappearance. <\/p>\n
Lewis said investigators are awaiting the results of tests by an forensic anthropologist this week or early next. The detailed study of the remains \"could help our coroner determine a cause and manner of death, which at this point would be huge.\" <\/p>\n
He said those results might not be made public, however, if releasing them would benefit whoever might be responsible for Birgfeld's death or otherwise jeopardize the investigation. <\/p>\n
Frank Birgfeld of Centennial said the area around the dry creek bed where his daughter's remains were found March 7 had been searched thoroughly in 2007. Her checkbook and other items from her purse were found along U.S. 50 not far away after her disappearance. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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