Terrel Harris, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said Tuesday evening that the state had not yet received Russell's request to release her husband's body.

NPR: Uncle: Family To Claim Boston Bomb Suspect's Body

Amato DeLuca, the Rhode Island attorney for his widow, Katherine Russell, said Tuesday that his client had just learned that the medical examiner was ready to release Tsarnaev's body and that she wants it released to his side of the family.

NPR: Uncle: Family To Claim Boston Bomb Suspect's Body