Official is still awaiting results

It’s been almost a month since remains believed to be Brianna DiBattiste were found on property owned by Jay County Conservation Club, and DNA results have yet to be returned.
Jay County Prosecutor Wes Schemenaur said Friday the process of testing DNA has been slower than he expected, but he’s hopeful results will be returned soon.
“The test is taking longer than we anticipated just because of the condition of the body so it’s taken multiple samples,” he said. “I’ve been in touch with the state police. I think early next week we should have the official results.”
Human remains were found on Sept. 2 in a wooded area of Jay County Conservation Club property near county road 650 South.
Based on evidence collected at the scene officials preliminarily identified the body as that of DiBattiste, a 25-year-old Dunkirk woman who has been missing since June.
When the body was found, authorities hoped DNA results would be available after a few days.
An autopsy was performed the week the body was found, but it could take as long as three months for those results to be released.
DiBattiste went missing June 16 after leaving her father’s Dunkirk home.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Jay County Sheriff’s Office and Dunkirk Police Department, investigated her disappearance.