How Running Water Led Police To Find Brook Baker And Erika Norman's Murderer

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

According to Oxygen, there were clear similarities between Baker's crime scene and Norman's apartment. Oddly, investigators had found the water in Baker's bathtub running (via The Cinemaholic). Inside were towels and other items. Investigators concluded that the killer had placed them in the tub to get rid of any evidence. Despite this, Police were able to get a DNA sample from Baker's remains. Moreover, a soapy knife, which was discovered to be the weapon used to murder Baker, was left in the kitchen sink. In Norman's apartment, investigators also found a couch cushion inside a running bathtub. This led authorities to believe that both cases were unmistakably connected.

Knox County prosecutor Hal Johnston, per Oxygen, later remarked "In all the murder cases I've worked, I've never seen anybody do anything like that before." He went on to say. "Humans are creatures of habit. Killers are creatures of habit. They'll kill the same way. They'll clean up the same way. Why? Because it worked before." WTWO states that investigators uncovered that Norman had last been seen with a man named Brian Jones. Jones was a former Vincennes University student who did not have a criminal record. However, he did disclose to investigators that knew Baker and that he had gone out with Norman prior to her disappearance.

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