Second Set of Remains Discovered in Saguache County Identified

James Montoya (Image courtesy of the Denver Police Department)

Posted By: Terry West September 28, 2023

A second set of human remains discovered in Saguache County have been positively identified. The remains belong to James Montoya who has been missing since April.

The Denver Police Department confirmed to KKTV 11 News that the case is being actively investigated as a homicide. 

Montoya was last seen April 2nd in the Denver area. On July 28th, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation asked the public for help with identifying skeletal remains that were found in Saguache County. Authorities say they discovered the remains while searching for a missing woman named Edna Quintana.

Earlier this week, the CBI announced that remains belonging to missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew were found in Saguache County. Morphew was reported missing on Mother’s Day of 2020.

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It is unclear if any of the cases are connected, outside of the fact that both Montoya’s and Morphew’s remains were discovered during a search for Edna Quintana.

Anyone with information tied to the death of James Montoya is asked to call Denver Area Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

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