impatientredhead
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But she has not been charged with murder yet, much less been convicted. So I would think that the remains would be released to the Anthonys. You think they are going to store the remains until the trial is over and done? I don't think so.
I googled next of kin notification, each medical examiners office has its own formal protocol, but they all seem pretty similar. They ALL state that LE has the ability to have the notification of next of kin delayed if it is relevant to an ongoing investigation.
If they found anything it would not be identifable at this point without DNA testing which can take awhile to come back, but they could withhold that information if they chose to. Not saying they would, but they can.
Custody of the remains falls under the same kind of protocol, they are usually released to the family for burial as soon as LE says they are done, but they can be withheld until a conviction is secured.