Unanswered Questions
Unresolved Cases
Mysteries cloak three deaths
Autopsy results on Tracy Tribble are expected to be released Friday. The Council Bluffs woman's body was found in the Missouri River in May, 16 days after she vanished from her home.
County Attorney Matt Wilber says he received the autopsy report late Thursday afternoon and will share the results with the Tribble family before making a public statement on the findings. That's expected Friday afternoon.
We spoke with the Tribble family Thursday evening but they had not yet heard from Wilber.
In another high-profile case, three months after police confirmed that human remains found in Hummel Park were those of missing 12-year-old Amber Harris, tests are complete and Amber's remains have been returned to her family for burial.
Melissa Harris says, "Probably the last week has been the hardest of all -- most of all yesterday -- through the whole thing because it brought a finality when I saw her, to her life, and all the hope we had."
Amber's murder remains unsolved.
"There's really been nothing new," Melissa says. "We're just kind of waiting."
Police say they're working on the case daily.
The same can be said in the case of Jessica O'Grady.
Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Marty Bilek says, "We need to find Jessica O'Grady, no question about it. We'll continue to look."
It's been nearly three months since the 19-year-old disappeared and her body has yet to be found.
Bilek says, "The tips that we are getting right now, I can tell you, are sporadic. We are not getting the steady flow like we once were."
But the sheriff's office has moved forward with its case. O'Grady's boyfriend, Chris Edwards, has been charged with murder.
Investigators collected evidence, including large amounts of blood, from Edwards' home.
On Friday, the defense and prosecutors will meet with the judge to discuss issues before trial.
Bilek says, "We feel like we have a very strong case. We have a suspect. We have a victim."
But as with Tracy Tribble and Amber Harris, months after their deaths, questions remain unanswered.
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