Kendall Rae

Sonia's body was hidden under some bushes, and she was completely naked, except for one sock on her left foot.

While she had bruises on her face and chest, the cause of death wasn't immediately obvious.

So the Nome Police Department went ahead and called in the Alaska Bureau of Investigation to help process this scene.

But here's the thing.

The ABI's headquarters are in Anchorage, which is about 500 miles away from Nome.

So they wouldn't be able to make it over there until the next day.

So, the police had to do their absolute best to preserve the crime scene until then, and they did a really good job.

They covered every inch of it with tarps, and the officers took shifts guarding the scene throughout the night.

And luckily, all this effort did pay off, and the ABI was able to collect evidence when they arrived.

And like I said, there were tire tracks on this remote road.

And as investigators looked closer, they realized that there was a pool of blood next to Sonia's body and that the tires actually drove over.

So that led them to believe that the car probably belonged to whoever killed her.

And these tire tracks were very distinct.

One tire was mismatched from the other three.

They also found blue paint marks on high branches.

And because of the placement, investigators believe that the car was most likely a blue truck or SUV.

And after processing the scene, Sonia's body was flown to Anchorage for an autopsy.

And that did end up providing investigators with a lot more answers.

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