Amy Elizabeth Shrieves was 21 and a Colorado Springs resident when she was found dead on April 4, 2019. Friends remembered her as kind-hearted and full of light; her unexpected death left family and friends searching for answers.

Police say 20-year-old Joshua Alan Thomsen made a 911 call from a Walmart parking lot in Colorado Springs in which he admitted to killing someone and said the woman’s body was in his car. Officers located Shrieves deceased inside the vehicle. Thomsen told investigators that text messages from Shrieves indicated she wanted to end her life but could not do it herself, and he said they drove to a remote campsite near Eleven Mile State Park in Park County where, he claimed, he shot her at her request before returning to Colorado Springs.

Friends of Shrieves disputed Thomsen’s account, saying she would not have wanted to harm herself. Thomsen was arrested and charged with murder and related offenses. Does anyone who knew Amy or was in the Colorado Springs area that night have information to share?