Colorado police now say the death of an 18-year-old girl who was missing for over two months is 'suspicious ' after her body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a remote park . However the death of Denver teen Kelly Mae Myrers , who went missing December 18 before being found on February 28 in Cactus Park , Mesa County , has not officially been ruled a homicide . Myers ' body was put inside a suitcase and kept in a West Valley City hotel before it was transported to the Cactus Park area , a search warrant obtained by The Deseret News has revealed . Police are also investigating two persons of interest in connection with Myers ' disappearance . Eduardo De La Cruz , 30 , is being held on suspicion of trafficking heroin , however is not an official suspect in the Myers case , police say . Mystery : The death of Kelly Mae Myers , 18 , has not officially been ruled a homicide , however police have two persons of interest in custody on an unrelated charge and have revealed her body was found in a suitcase . Persons of interest : Eduardo De La Cruz , 30 ( left ) , is being held on suspicion of trafficking heroin , however police say he was staying at the same hotel where Kelly Mae Myers died . Raymond Cordova , 47 ( right ) , an associate of De La Cruz , picked Myers up from her father 's house and allegedly dumped her body . Scene : The body of Kelly Mae Myers was found stuffed in a suitcase at Cactus Park in Mesa County , Colorado , on February 28 , two months after police believe the teen died . De La Cruz was the alleged ringleader in a drug trafficking organization that supplied 'large quantities of heroin , methamphetamine , cocaine and prescription narcotics ' . He was named as a person of interest in the Myers case following a wiretap investigation . Myers was reported missing on December 18 by distraught relatives in Colorado who said her disappearance was 'out of character ' . She was last seen in in Grand Junction with friends and was believed to be heading to Salt Lake City . Raymond Cordova , 47 , an associate of De La Cruz , picked Myers up from her father 's house , the affidavit stated . Myers was an avid Facebook user and last logged onto the site on December 19 . An investigation traced her IP address to 3422 S. Decker Lake Drive in West Valley City , which is the Country Inn and Suites hotel . Investigators believe Myers died sometime on December 19 . Her body was then placed in a black suitcase with a 'hard shell ' , an informant told police , according to The Deseret News . De La Cruz had checked into the same hotel as Myers on the day she is believed to have died , police say . The informant told investigators that he got into a car with Cordova and the suitcase . He said there was a 'foul odor coming from within ' . Tragic : The remains of Kelly Mae Myers , 18 , were found in a remote desert park of Colorado on Feb. 28 . They then drove to Cactus Park - a hotspot for four-wheel truck drivers performing stunts - where they disposed of the suitcase , the affidavit states . On February 23 , detectives met with the head housekeeper of the Country Inn & Suites . She described 'smelling a very strong and pungent smell ' coming from the room De La Cruz had rented in December . It was said as 'the smell as if someone did not wash their feet or socks for several months ' , the affidavit states . Myers ' body was then located on February 28 . The official cause of death has not been released . An autopsy has been completed . Cordova remained in the Mesa County Jail as of Tuesday for investigation of drug-related charges . Myers also had numerous alleged drug arrests related to methamphetamine . Police initially believed Myers had fled Colorado for Utah . Search : Myers went missing December 18 , when family thought she had hitchhiked to friends in Utah . A search team was not sent out until January 19 . Police also believed she may have tried to hitchhike to Salt Lake City . 'Investigators believe she has friends or known associates in the Salt Lake City area , and may have been trying to get there , ' police said in a statement at the time . According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel , Myers worked at Abra Formal Wear and attended Central High School . A friend commented on her Facebook page : 'With a heavy heart I have to inform all my family and friends that they have found our sweet Kelly . Thank you to all who shared her information while she was missing . I only wish she had been found alive and well . We love you Kell Smell and I hope you sleep with the Angels and find peace . '
Kelly Mae Myers , 18 , went missing from Colorado home on December 18 . Police thought she was hitchhiking to visit friends in Salt Lake City . Her body was found in Cactus Park , Mesa County , on February 28 . She had been stuffed in a black suitcase with a 'hard shell ' Police believe she died at a West Valley City hotel on December 19 . Eduardo De La Cruz , 30 , who is being held on drug charges , was checked into the hotel on 47 . Raymond Cordova , the same day , allegedly dumped the body , an informant claims .