Jessica Ridgeway Body Officially Identified Police in Westminster, Colo., today officially confirmed that a body found Wednesday belongs to missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. "We recognize there is a predator at large in our community," said Westminster, Colo., Police Chief Lee Birk. The girl had been missing since Oct. 5. "The commitment of the task force of investigators in this case will not waver," said James Yacone, special agent in charge of the FBI's Denver office. Our commitment and resolve to seek justice on behalf of Jessica will only grow stronger. Yacone said that in the past week investigators have searched 500 homes, 1,000 vehicles and received 1,500 tips. ABC News reported Wednesday that law enforcement sources believed the body found in Arvada, Colo., was Jessica's, based on several factors. Positive identification, however, was delayed until now because the body was badly dismembered and "not intact," police said Thursday. Jessica's body was found about seven miles from her home in Westminster, Colo. Her backpack and water bottle were recovered from a neighborhood subdivision in Superior, Colo., on Sunday. Ridgeway's mother, Sarah, told police she last saw her daughter in Westminster Friday morning when Jessica left for school. On Thursday, the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit released a profile of who they think committed the crime. The suspect is most likely a man, the FBI said. He might have been a "no show" and missed work immediately after the incident and offered a plausible excuse such as illness, death in the family or car trouble.