Young couple goes on van tour of US, boy comes back with van - no girl

I'm still worried it's someone else's remains. But I guess they found "items", so.
The parents were brought in specifically to identify the items as belonging to Brian. The parents left the scene emotionally distraught. They knew it was his stuff.

Even if there are no discernable body parts, DNA tests will leave no doubt as to whether it is Brian's parts.