Remains removed from excavation scene

investigators have left the scene -- but we did get an update from police within the hour -- and ...  More »

investigators have left the scene -- but we did get an update from police within the hour -- and they hope they've gathered enough evidence from this scene to possibly make an arrest by the end of the day tomorrow. investigators were sifting through the dirt outside this home on the 11- thousand block of anaheim -- until about 7 tonight. that's when medical investigators removed what are believed to be remains found 6 feet underground -- next to the home's garage. police originally thought the remains of were right under the garage -- after getting a tip from a confidential informant that michael snyder, who once lived at the home, was buried there. but today they realized they were dging in the wrong spot. soon after moving the search -- investigators discovered a tarp with what police think are the remains of snyder inside. the office of the medical investigator is now working to make a positive identification. as far as the suspect -- or suspects -- police are still keeping quiet on who that is. 48:41 we're waiting for the office of the medical investigator to give us their conclusions and with the witnesses and the physical evidence we have, we are hoping to make an arrest very soon. police say snyder was last seen leaving a phoenix restaurant in 2002 after getting into a fight with his wife ellen. she filed for divorce 4 months after he disappeared. police learned about snyder's disappearance a month after that. once again... police aren't naming a suspect, but they're hoping to make an arrest very soon. possibly sometime tomorrow  « Less