Some parts were wider and measured 8 to 15 centimeters. He extended the evidence on his work table and realized that the tissue was not even. There was a water bucket where he submerged the material. The researcher took many samples before he started the procedure. The laboratory where the evidence is being analyzed belongs to the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Panama (IMELCF), the only place in the country that carries out this type of analysis. The information must include the place of the finding, the exact location, the picking of the remains, the packing and transfer from the scene. The document lacked a detailed description of the custody chain, necessary information in this type of cases.
The note carried the signature of Betzaida Pittí. The package was sent by the Prosecution of Chiriquí Province and came with brief instructions: 'These remains were found on the banks of the Culubre river.
Then, he pulled out a large bone -which he later identified as a femur- and another shorter bone, a tibia. The scientist took out an earthy mass from the envelope. Previously, the medical examiners analyzed other evidence that included bones found by locals in Alto Romero, on the banks of the Culubre River, located in Bocas del Toro province, 12 hours on foot from the Pianista trail.
