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UNTIL RESULTS OF FORENSIC MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS SAY OTHERWISE:
DPS not classifying Jack’s death a homicide yet
The Department of Public Safety is not classifying the death of 18-year-old Traina Suda Jack as a homicide until the forensic microscopic analysis tell investigators otherwise, according to DPS Commissioner James C. Deleon Guerrero yesterday.
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Deleon Guerrero told Saipan Tribune that Guam chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola conducted the forensic microscopic examination and that the results have not come out yet.
“Please note, however, that this case is being investigated with the same level of attention as the DPS Commonwealth Bureau of Investigation would if it were to be classified as [a homicide],” the commissioner said.
Espinola’s autopsy did not reveal any type of identifiable trauma on the bones such as fracture, stab, or gunshot. He stated that further microscopic analysis on bone fragments from the skull is needed to determine the cause of death.
Espinola positively identified the remains as that of Jack’s, using a photograph that showed her dental features.
As to the family’s statements that police did not pay much attention to Jack’s disappearance when they reported the matter last year, Deleon Guerrero said there was “a vigorous pursuit” on the part of DPS detectives to retrace the steps of the deceased when this incident was initially reported. That pursuit, Deleon Guerrero said, continues to this day.
The commissioner said there were also anonymous tips that they immediately followed up on, to no avail.
“We are continuing this investigation as with all other death and missing person cases,” he added.
Jack was last seen walking in San Antonio on Oct. 22, 2014. Her mother filed an official missing person’s complaint on Oct. 26, 2014.
A cattle manager saw the remains in the jungle about 15 feet from the shoulder of the road across the Torres farm near Obyan Beach last May11.
The family and relatives believe that Jack was murdered.
