I was walking through the woods with the early morning air beaming through the orange fall leaves. I was thinking about the recent disappearances and the urban legend of a hermit living deep in the woods; killing campers and discarding the bodies in strange ways. Many locals believe that the legend is connected to the missing campers but I’m sure that most of it is just legend. As I continue walking I realize that I’ve been walking along a strange line of small pebbles. This interests me since long lines of a distinct type of pebble is rare and unusual. As a follow the mysterious path of pebbles I can’t help but wonder if the pebbles were placed by one of the lost campers. After about an hour of following the trail something catches my eye; …show more content…
Having this information is crucial for police and for trying to piece together what exactly happened the day the victim died and if it is related to other unsolved murders and disappearances. Libal says, “ Many experiences can leave marks on the bones. Periods of malnourishment during childhood and adolescence, broken bones, muscular activity, habitual movements, or a sedentary lifestyle all leave traces” ( Libal, 7). This quote explains that experiences and trauma in life can leave marks on the bone. On the victim's skull we see very clear cuts and slashes which is an indicator that the victim could of been killed with blows to the head with a type of large knife. R.U. Steinberg says, “After that area we top it off with perimortem [time of death] pathology. That, of course, is of primary interest to law enforcement, because they use that to determine if a murder has occurred. We look at the fine details of bones; little tiny nicks or scratches can be knife cuts or nicks from a bullet”(R.U. Steinberg, 3). This shows how important it is to find the cause of death because it is very helpful to police and bringing the killer to justice. It also shows how much information you can find from just looking at one