approximately 18 months. and it was clear the woman died violently. >> when i see injuries that were as extensive as this particular case, i'm sort of perplexed by what the individual, what the victim was going through while sustaining these injuries and how long death might have occurred. >> the woman had a broken nose, broken ribs and had been stabbed with a sharp object numerous times in the lower abdomen. >> it indicated to me somebody who might have been stabbing or mutilating this individual, stabbed 50 times. at what point do you just not feel any more stab wounds? >> the lack of clothing found near the remains was also telling. >> the nudity would indicate a certain behavior pattern. that would indicate that whatever happened to precede their death, it probably was