Prosecutors in the case investigating the death of 12 year-old Celina Cass have hit a brick wall.
A lone toxicology report appears to be the only hope for more than ten investigators dedicated to finding who or what contributed to the death of 12 year-old Celina Cass.
Background
Cass was reported to be missing from her Stewartstown, New Hampshire home on July 25. She was said to be last seen at her computer.
An intense manhunt for the missing girl gathered more than 100 local, state and federal law enforcement officers into the search.
Her body was found one week later, less than a mile away, in the Connecticut River.
Already more than two weeks into their search for a cause of death, investigators say it will be at least another two weeks until they receive the results of a toxicology report.
Toxicology
New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Jane Young said on Thursday that she expects no new developments in the near future, Boston.com reported.
A forensic toxicology report is the final phase of a complete autopsy. Blood, urine, tissue and various organ and bile samples are taken from the body and tested for drugs and toxins by a medical examiner or forensic chemist.
Toxicology testing could take several weeks or months before results are returned.
Leads, Warrants Not Panning-Out
Early media reports strove to implicate Cass' stepfather, Wendell Noyes, who is a diagnosed schizophrenic. Noyes was convicted in 2003 of assaulting his former girlfriend.
A pickup truck, identified by neighbors as that driven by Noyes, was seized by police last week.
Police seized a second pickup truck, owned by an unidentified male also living in Cass' home.
A co-worker of Cass' mother, Louisa, said that other than core family members, also residing in the home were Louisa's ex-boyfriend's son, her aunt and sister, the Dailymail reported.
Around the time that police seized the trucks, Noyes checked himself in to a mental institution. This is the second time that he has received treatement for his illness. He was involuntarily committed following the arrest in 2003.
Body Returned
An autopsy on Cass' body was inconclusive. The body was released to her family last week to be put to rest.
A memorial service was held for Cass after her burial on Monday. A crowd of three hundred friends and family members gathered in the football stadium of Cass' former high school.
