Scott Weinberger

And given the remote nature of the location where Leslie had gone missing, it stood to reason that if she had indeed met with foul play, it would have been at the hands of someone equally familiar with the area. But as investigators pieced together the man's movements on the day Leslie went missing, they realized that his death may not be connected at all.

And given the remote nature of the location where Leslie had gone missing, it stood to reason that if she had indeed met with foul play, it would have been at the hands of someone equally familiar with the area. But as investigators pieced together the man's movements on the day Leslie went missing, they realized that his death may not be connected at all.

Abrasions and severe trauma to her face and body suggested that Leslie was badly beaten and likely sexually assaulted.

Abrasions and severe trauma to her face and body suggested that Leslie was badly beaten and likely sexually assaulted.

The crime scene reads violence and control, the positioning of the victim's body, the removal or deliberate arrangement of the clothing. It all points to a crime with a deeply sexual undercurrent. And that's not all. The pantyhose placed in her mouth, Anastasia, was it meant to silence her cries or was it a twisted act of degradation? Let's talk about the location.

The crime scene reads violence and control, the positioning of the victim's body, the removal or deliberate arrangement of the clothing. It all points to a crime with a deeply sexual undercurrent. And that's not all. The pantyhose placed in her mouth, Anastasia, was it meant to silence her cries or was it a twisted act of degradation? Let's talk about the location.

The car was abandoned just a short distance from when the body was found. And that tells us this wasn't a spur of the moment of attack. It appears like he walked her into this remote site, potentially, and that level of calculation suggests familiarity with the area. It wasn't chosen at random, potentially. So he knew the isolation that area offered.

The car was abandoned just a short distance from when the body was found. And that tells us this wasn't a spur of the moment of attack. It appears like he walked her into this remote site, potentially, and that level of calculation suggests familiarity with the area. It wasn't chosen at random, potentially. So he knew the isolation that area offered.

In fact, it's one critical thread that I think you could use in building a potential suspect profile.

In fact, it's one critical thread that I think you could use in building a potential suspect profile.

At the time, detectives didn't know what to make of the removed rain boots, but there was still enough telltale clues at the scene to give police a pretty clear picture of what happened.

At the time, detectives didn't know what to make of the removed rain boots, but there was still enough telltale clues at the scene to give police a pretty clear picture of what happened.

The coroner processed Leslie's body for any trace evidence that could be used to identify her attacker. And knowing that Leslie had put up a fight, there was another critical source of potential evidence that could ID her killer.

The coroner processed Leslie's body for any trace evidence that could be used to identify her attacker. And knowing that Leslie had put up a fight, there was another critical source of potential evidence that could ID her killer.

And so the fingernails were sent to the FBI lab for testing. But unfortunately, the test detected only skin tissue, but no blood. Nonetheless, the fingernail evidence was bagged, tagged, and stored as evidence.

And so the fingernails were sent to the FBI lab for testing. But unfortunately, the test detected only skin tissue, but no blood. Nonetheless, the fingernail evidence was bagged, tagged, and stored as evidence.

But you know who was in the area? Hundreds of possible suspects that saw Leslie regularly in and around the Stamford campus.

But you know who was in the area? Hundreds of possible suspects that saw Leslie regularly in and around the Stamford campus.

On February 13th, 1973, Stanford graduate Leslie Perlove disappeared after leaving work. Three days later, police found her body beaten and battered in the hills near campus. The 21-year-old's brutal murder sent shockwaves through the school and surrounding community. Yet keep in mind that Charles Manson's cult had terrorized California just a couple of years before.

On February 13th, 1973, Stanford graduate Leslie Perlove disappeared after leaving work. Three days later, police found her body beaten and battered in the hills near campus. The 21-year-old's brutal murder sent shockwaves through the school and surrounding community. Yet keep in mind that Charles Manson's cult had terrorized California just a couple of years before.