| rdfs:comment | - In early March 1992, Truitt learned that an unidentified victim, who was actually Karen Swenson, had died in Collum National Forest and discovered that her body showed no visible cause of death and no sign of battery or sexual assault. Truitt did, however, learn that the young, female victim had two small marks on her lower back.
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| abstract | - In early March 1992, Truitt learned that an unidentified victim, who was actually Karen Swenson, had died in Collum National Forest and discovered that her body showed no visible cause of death and no sign of battery or sexual assault. Truitt did, however, learn that the young, female victim had two small marks on her lower back. The day after the night on which she had died, Truitt showed the girl's body to Detective Miles and notified the detective of his findings regarding the victim, including his opinion that her time of death had been between eight and twelve hours before. Since the victim's body was lying face down on the forest ground, Truitt helped turn the corpse over, complying with a request by Detective Miles that they do so. After the detective identified the victim as Karen Swenson - revealing that she had gone to school with his son - and began to walk away from the area, Truitt called after Miles, asking if he was referring to the class of '89 and whether his own suspicion that "it" was happening again was accurate, but the detective continued to walk away without answering either question and the coroner soon turned his attention back to the victim's body.
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