Complex sentence: The fresh snow had preserved footprints of several people in the distance between the location of the body and the residence of the Ardens, making it plain the body had been transported from the house to its current position.
Split into simpler sentences: The fresh snow had preserved footprints of several people in the distance between the location of the body and the residence of the Ardens. Making it plain the body had been transported from the house to its current position.