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'
cactus park december 19 february 28 mesa county west valley city 18 the same day eduardo de la cruz kelly mae myers 30 colorado raymond cordova 47 december 18 salt lake city
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 the same day  raymond cordova, 47, allegedly dumped the body, an informant claims 