CASE WITH LAS VEGAS TIES

Missing woman’s skull found in Colorado

A woman’s skull found in northwestern Colorado has been identified as that of a hotel owner missing since 1997.

A rancher discovered the skull on Oct. 2 near the summit of Douglas Pass in western Garfield County. Dental records were used to identify the remains as that of Sabrina Bebb-Jones, 31, who had been missing since Sept. 16, 1997.

Bebb-Jones and her husband, Marcus, owned the Hotel Melrose in Grand Junction. Her husband, who was then 34, told police his wife left the city with the couple’s then 3-year-old son after the couple argued.

He later told guests at the hotel he was headed to Las Vegas to look for Bebb-Jones, who grew up in the area.

The couple’s son was found alone in a Las Vegas motel room Sept. 21, 1997. The next day, Marcus Jones tried to kill himself, but survived.

He was granted conservatorship of Sabrina Bebb-Jones’ possessions in May 1998 and sold the hotel. He is reported to have moved back to his native England to be with his son and mother.