Jax Gratton's mother confirmed to Denver7 that her daughter's body was found in Lakewood after she disappeared nearly two months ago.

Lakewood police confirmed on Tuesday that the body found in a Lakewood alley was the missing Denver hairstylist, Jax Gratton.

The decomposing body of a popular Denver hairdresser was discovered Friday in an alley in the city’s Lakewood district. Jax Gratton, a trans woman missing since April, was wearing the same clothes she had on the night she left her apartment when she told her roommate she’d return in a few hours.

The Lakewood Police Department has publicly confirmed that remains found in a back alley were those of a missing transgender

Jax Gratton, a 34-year-old hairstylist, was last seen leaving her apartment in Denver on April 15 — over a month later, she still's missing and her mom tells PEOPLE she's "terrified" that something awful has happened.