Then he jumps up and down. Melanie is transfixed. Now Altos runs to a tree just below the ridge. Again he jumps up and down, barking excitedly. And if a body was buried on the ridge, remains would seep downhill over time.
Investigators decide to conduct more tests.
They return to the site a month later with two dogs who confirm the possibility of human remains at the site atop the ridge and also along the riverbank. So detectives decide to bring a special team to conduct more tests and begin excavation. On May 27, Dr. Ann Marie Mires, director of the Human Identification Unit in the state Medical Examiner's Office, comes to the site to look for a clandestine grave. She's accompanied by several members of the state crime investigations unit, as well as Sergeant Garvin, Lawrence Police Chief John Romero, Captain Michael Molchan, filmmaker Melanie Perkins, and her camera crew. For the last few nights, Melanie says, she's been talking to Andy, wherever he is, and praying.