The Double Murder Hidden On A Mattress Under The Snow _ The New Detectives

A mattress in the woods, half-buried in snow. A dog sniffing at the edge. A patch of dark red that should have been white. When police lifted the mattress, they found two bodies beneath it. The killer had not tried to hide them. He had tried to freeze them.In this episode of The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic experts examine a double homicide where the killer believed winter would preserve his secret. The bodies had been placed under a discarded mattress in a remote area of the forest. The cold temperatures slowed decomposition, making time of death difficult to determine. But forensic entomologists found insect activity beneath the snow, proving the bodies had been there longer than the killer claimed. Tire tracks leading to the scene matched the suspect's vehicle. A single hair found on the mattress linked him to both victims. The killer was arrested six months after the bodies were discovered. He had been living in the same town the entire time.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the killer thought the snow would hide his crime. It only preserved the evidence.