Sarah Koenig

My producer Dana was with me, and so was Justin George from the Baltimore Sun.

Right at the place where Mr. S had entered the woods, right at the road, Justin noticed a sign.

It said, this area patrolled.

Dumpers will be prosecuted.

But you could barely read it.

It's hard to read a sign that's covered in graffiti and pierced with seven bullet holes.

And in fact, the cops found 20 cartridge casings in right about this spot when they collected evidence in 1999.

Still, I thought the park itself was quite lovely.

Brambles and trees.

It's rocky near the stream.

It's uneven terrain.

It's not hilly, but it's not flat either.

It's not nearly as creepy as I imagined it.

I think it is at night.

We walked in what we figured was about 127 feet.

Justin paced it out by the yard.

We actually wander around for a while, trying to find the right spot.

Finally, I remember that we have a hand-drawn map of the site from that surveyor, Budemeyer, who testified.

40-foot long, 15-inch log on the ground.

Once we get to the right location, it dawns on all of us.