DENVER (KDVR) -- An autopsy report in the death of Denver hairstylist Jax Gratton revealed her cause and manner of death as "undetermined."

Gratton's body was found in a Lakewood alley off West Colfax Avenue in June, ending a search that began after the 34-year-old was officially reported missing on April 24.

The autopsy report revealed Gratton was in a severely decomposed state when found, making it impossible to prove or rule out "multiple possible mechanisms of death," including accidental blunt force injuries, assault by another, complications of drug use or "some other scenario."

"Due to the length of time between the decedent's death and the discovery of her body, autopsy findings that might have helped to establish a cause and manner of death may have been obscured or eliminated

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