Ashley Flowers

Stacey actually had to move it out of the way so she could get up the steps.

And upstairs, Laura wasn't in her unmade bed.

Stacey found her in the bathtub, unresponsive.

Within five minutes of calling 911, Gilbert firefighters are at the scene.

And what's documented is that Laura was naked, unresponsive, and foaming at the mouth.

And while there was water in the tub, Laura's face wasn't submerged, and there were no other obvious wounds or bleeding that explained what had happened.

But there was no hope of saving her because when the fire captain tried to move Laura's arm, he realized that she was already in full rigor, which sets in after like 6 to 12 hours-ish.

Based on my math, sometime between 9 p.m.

on the 8th and 3 a.m.

on the 9th.

But there is no time of death listed in the police or the ME reports.

Well, before I get to that, I want to first point out some things about the scene.

To the first detective that arrives on scene, everything seems in order.

Like there's no obvious signs of a struggle or forced entry.

But according to Stacey, there are some things that are out of place.

That dog gate, for one.

But also, when she heard the fire truck coming, Stacey went to let the dogs out in the backyard, and that's when she got a second sign that something was off.

The back door, which Laura always locked before going to bed, was unlocked.

Or walked right out.

Right, before she got a chance to fully lock up for the night.