Investigator

So it didn't seem like there had been a struggle.

So it didn't seem like there had been a struggle.

They moved Anita's body to the floor.

They moved Anita's body to the floor.

Anita had been stabbed in the heart, and the evidence suggested she was killed Sunday, the day before. Then, right by Anita's bed, investigators made a key discovery. A knife with a distinctive tribal insignia on one side. There was blood on the blade, and testing would confirm it was Anita's. Investigators gathered more evidence, like the missing screen from Anita's window.

Anita had been stabbed in the heart, and the evidence suggested she was killed Sunday, the day before. Then, right by Anita's bed, investigators made a key discovery. A knife with a distinctive tribal insignia on one side. There was blood on the blade, and testing would confirm it was Anita's. Investigators gathered more evidence, like the missing screen from Anita's window.

The maintenance man said he had taken it to be repaired earlier that day. It had been slashed.

The maintenance man said he had taken it to be repaired earlier that day. It had been slashed.

Is that how the killer got in? Or did someone come through the apartment door? That door was locked when Anita's father tried to enter, so if someone came in that way, they would need a key. This wasn't a sort of lock that you could maybe pick or get in from another way. You needed an actual key.

Is that how the killer got in? Or did someone come through the apartment door? That door was locked when Anita's father tried to enter, so if someone came in that way, they would need a key. This wasn't a sort of lock that you could maybe pick or get in from another way. You needed an actual key.

A key to unlock the door and re-lock it on departure. Four people had keys to the apartment. Anita, her roommate Nicole, the manager, and that maintenance man, Marty and Nell. Police spoke with him that first night.

A key to unlock the door and re-lock it on departure. Four people had keys to the apartment. Anita, her roommate Nicole, the manager, and that maintenance man, Marty and Nell. Police spoke with him that first night.

into the same room where Anita lay dead. He said he didn't look in, but he did call out. No answer.

into the same room where Anita lay dead. He said he didn't look in, but he did call out. No answer.

just in those first initial hours, was he ever a person of interest for you?

just in those first initial hours, was he ever a person of interest for you?

Something to consider as police dove into the investigation. Are you learning more about Anita while you're there at the scene?

Something to consider as police dove into the investigation. Are you learning more about Anita while you're there at the scene?

Anita's roommate, Nicole Thomas, was at work when police asked her to come to her apartment. Now a crime scene. She said she'd been away most of the weekend at her parents' home. She was in tears when they asked her about Anita.

Anita's roommate, Nicole Thomas, was at work when police asked her to come to her apartment. Now a crime scene. She said she'd been away most of the weekend at her parents' home. She was in tears when they asked her about Anita.