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Why police stayed quiet after the body of missing Kearns woman was found


SALT LAKE CITY — When police discovered the body of missing Kearns woman Nicole Solorio-Romero, they did not announce the discovery to local media outlets. At least, not immediately.
KSL TV reported that Solorio-Romero’s remains were found on March 26, but that information wasn’t released to the public or to the media until April 2.
When asked on KSL Newsradio’s Dave & Dujanovic show why police stayed quiet with the information, longtime Salt Lake City lawyer Greg Skordas said that police have to follow specific protocol after finding a body.
“First of all, they would have to identify the body and make sure that in fact, it was the body of this deceased woman. And, have the medical examiner do their…