Münevver Karabulut's aunt speaks out: 'There may be no DNA left in the soil'

The exhumation of the grave of Cem Garipoğlu, who brutally murdered Münevver Karabulut in 2009, is on the agenda. While preparations continue for the exhumation process, which was approved upon the request of the Karabulut family, Karabulut's grieving aunt said, "God willing, it will be done on Monday, but whoever steals the minaret surely prepares its cover. Years have passed. There may no longer be any DNA traces left in the soil. There are soil types, there is acid; the DNA may have disappeared. Anything is possible."

Cem Garipoğlu, who murdered Münevver Karabulut on March 3, 2009, with monstrous intent, committed suicide in his cell at Silivri Prison in 2014. Following Garipoğlu's death, the Karabulut family, through their lawyers, requested an exhumation due to allegations questioning whether the deceased person was truly Cem Garipoğlu. The request made by the family's lawyers was accepted by the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Within the scope of this acceptance, an instruction was written to the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the opening of Cem Garipoğlu's grave. Münevver Karabulut's aunt, who visited her niece's grave in Kayabaşı village of Bolu's Mengen district, spoke to the İhlas News Agency (İHA). The grieving aunt said, "Since this incident happened in 2009, we have all become people living like ghosts. As you know, this incident led to many things. Much evidence and everything was obscured by the Garipoğlu family. Now, the opening of Garipoğlu's grave is being considered. Hopefully, it will be done on Monday with God's permission, but those who steal the minaret surely prepare its cover. Years have passed. There may no longer be any DNA traces left in the soil. There are soil types, there is acid; his DNA may have disappeared. Anything is possible." Stating that "in the end, the one who is gone does not return," the aunt added, "We know the pain we have lived through. But what can we say? I believe our child is in heaven. My sister, my brother-in-law, and the family are devastated. The life that is gone does not return. May God make those who caused us to experience this live through the same, God willing."