they wouldn t find joanna s body. and that the risk for the volunteers outweighed spending more time. it s rat infested disease infested debris. i don t think people understand just what a surprise that was for folks, what they the risks that they took and the things that they endured. but finally, after months of disappointment, a backhoe moving a pile of trash uncovered a suitcase. inside was the decomposed body of a young girl. with red hair. dental records confirmed it was joanna rogers. now when her mom wanted to grieve for her, she could go do it. i m so happy we found you, honey. i wish we could be together. but we will be one of these days.
the sheriff s office did a fantastic job getting can the body and bringing her back so she can have a proper burial. it s important to the family. i think that s important to her and her memory. rosendo rodriguez went on trial for the murder of summer lee baldwin. the case with the strongest forensic evidence. he was convicted and sentenced to death. this case would never be involved but for the forensic evidence. the dna evidence, the blood evidence, the forensic computer evidence, the trace in the suitcase. rodriguez eventually confessed to joanna rogers murder. somebody will always try to figure out a way to get away with a crime. but that s what we try to do is catch those people. there is no perfect crime. forensics is always going to be there. it s just like a warrant.