Morgan Absher

Experts actually determined it was from a Bridgestone Potenza.

These were performance tires oftentimes used for sports cars or amateur racing.

So it told them that this killer might be a car enthusiast.

It's a very specific tire.

Yeah, no, these were pretty specific tires.

And at the time, Elisa's death seemed like a random one-off murder and not related to any other murders in the area.

Okay, I think that's a mark.

But then, six weeks later, Teresa's body was found across the border in Missouri.

That's when the neighboring states started comparing notes and realized our second clue, the killer's pattern.

Which, okay, yeah, you know, we do know how difficult it is for these different agencies to talk, and especially when it, you know, crosses state lines.

But still, come on, you guys.

Yeah, different departments.

It does, yeah.

Yeah.

But you also you had four other women killed and dumped in a field like there's clearly a big issue going on here.

Something's happening.

Something's happening.

And when these multiple murders happen around the same time and place, obviously, police want to know if they're connected.

As you all know, the best way to figure this out is through the forensic evidence, the hard evidence like fingerprints, DNA, ballistics pointing to the same murder weapon.

But when there's none of that, police turn to case linkage analysis, essentially looking at the offender's behaviors, their MO, as we've learned about in past episodes.