The investigation continues into the  identity of a woman whose dismembered and headless body was recently found in a secluded area south of Wetmore on public lands off CR 386.

Custer County sheriff Fred Jobe says his office continues to get phone calls from law enforcement officials in surrounding counties regarding missing persons.

Also, said Jobe, family members of missing persons throughout the state are contacting the Custer County sheriff’s office.

However, said Jobe, the identity of the woman remains unknown.

Preliminary autopsy reports indicate the woman to be in her 30s or 40s, 5’3’’ to 5’6’’ inches tall, 190 to 200 pounds and white or Hispanic.

The body remains in the morgue of the El Paso County coroner’s office.

The cause of death has yet to be determined, though it is being investigated as a murder. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney’s office are assisting with the investigation.

Persons with information regarding the unidentified woman, can call the sheriff’s office at 783-2270 or the anonymous tip line at 783-2TIP(2847).

– Nora Drenner