KIOWA COUNTY, Colo. — The Kiowa County Coroner's Office has identified two bodies that were found in Kiowa County on Sept. 20.
The remains were identified as 44-year-old Linda Estrada and 39-year-old Amy Ford both from Emporia, Kansas, according to the coroner's office.
On Sept. 20, the remains were found south of Eads in Kiowa County, according to initial information from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Deputies with the Kiowa County Sheriff's Office began assisting a law enforcement agency in Kansas with a missing persons case beginning Sept. 10, the bureau said.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said an arrest warrant was issued for 36-year-old Phillip Lieurence who is currently being held in Emporia for unrelated charges.
There is no threat to the public associated with this incident, the bureau said.
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