By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Staff Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are still awaiting DNA test results to identify burned remains found in a car near the Grand Bahama Highway in early September.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles said  that police have not yet been able to identify the person, as the results are still pending.

On September 12, police recovered charred remains from a burnt-out vehicle in the bushes off the Grand Bahama Highway in East Grand Bahama. The incident marked the island’s sixth suspected murder for 2024.

According to ACP Knowles, police had received information about a missing person shortly before the discovery.

On September 5, police released a missing person flyer for Elkino Miller, 49, of 3 Gold Coin Lane. Mr Miller, who was last seen on September 3, was described as six feet tall, medium built, weighing 230 pounds, with dark brown hair and a dark brown complexion.

“Since that time, we have obtained DNA samples from the relatives of that young man who went missing, and we have sent it off to be tested, and hopefully we will get replies or a positive response from that,” ACP Knowles said.