“Not knowing what you couldn’t see is normal.”

That was a sentence I carried with me to later conversations.

The cord had been photographed, packaged, and logged.

Investigators recovered more white nylon cord during the search of the garage and preparation areas associated with the funeral home.

A similar cord could support a connection.

Its appearance alone did not prove which person cut it or gave instructions.

Clara described where she obtained it, what she was told, and how she used it.

The route information and other records were examined against her account.