A senior police officer with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. More than a month after the grisly killings of nine people in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, came to light in late October, Tokyo police are still struggling to identify which body parts belong to which victim, while bereaved families wish to collect their loved ones' remains as soon as possible.
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We just can't make a mistake, even though it takes more time to identify the remains. We can't say anything to bereaved relatives wishing for early handovers except 'Please wait.'
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maybeperhapsyes
He is absolutely correct. They want to make sure the families receive the correct remains of their loved ones. It's what I would want anyway.
BeerDeliveryGuy
A thorough DNA analysis can take several months.
People thinking that a suspect or victim can be identified from a single drop of blood within days is called the “CSI Effect” in US courtrooms.