BRIGHTON, Colo. -- A woman who had been missing since Monday has been found dead, Brighton police announced Friday.

Tanya Ealey, 32, was found Thursday night inside a home on 12th Avenue and Skeel Street. Ealey died from asphyxiation caused by blunt trauma to the neck, according to the Adams County Coroner.

Ealey was last seen leaving her job in Wheat Ridge on Monday night with her boyfriend, 28-year-old Nicky Allen Martinez. She was reported missing two days later.

Police want to find Martinez and question him about Ealey's death. Martinez is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds, with black hair and green eyes.

If you see him, or know of his whereabouts, you are asked to call Brighton police Detective Ron Rodriguez at either 303-655-2332 or 303-655-2300.