But at the time – due to the “condition of the body” – police said it was difficult to identify that the remains belonged to the teen, who was reported missing on June 29.

Last contact

On the night of June 28 at 9:16 p.m., DeNapoli texted her family to say she was staying with a friend and would be home the next day, according to Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD).

When she did not return home or respond to calls from family members, she was reported missing.

Seen with boyfriend

The last time DiNapoli was seen alive was June 29, when she and her 21-year-old boyfriend Martin Mendoza – now considered “a person of interest” – were captured on a surveillance video leaving a residence, where her car was later found.

The Morgan Hill Times reports that audio on the video clip revealed that Mendoza asked DiNapoli