A source said DNA results are dependent on the location where the DNA samples are sent.
On Monday, a day after the human remains were discovered after bones were scattered by dogs in the residential area, the Department of Public Safety said the medical examiner in Guam was “currently unavailable.”
Efforts were still ongoing to seek the services of a forensic pathologist or a medical examiner to determine the cause of death, authorities added.
While an identification card had been found near the human remains, local and federal authorities were working to confirm whether the person on the recovered ID card was the same person whose remains were discovered.
DPS Commissioner Ramon C. Mafnas said they will confirm identification of the human remains through DNA.
His relatives believe that the remains belonged to Ricardo Muna Quitugua, 72, who has been missing for weeks now.
