were still intact, which would have tamped down the fire inside the room where vashti was last seen. and that meant there was some chance at least that some evidence would still exist in there. wouldn't be completely incinerated by the flames. and sure enough, when monti got inside what was left of the house, he saw the body of vashti seacat, lying on the mattress in the master bedroom on the second floor. >> she was lying on her left side. her knees were slightly drawn up. it appeared that her elbows were bent. there was still a significant amount of blanket or covering on her, like she was under the covers asleep. >> also there, a weapon. >> the firearm was actually under her left hip, which would have been against the mattress, with the barrel facing downward. >> it became clear the gun had been the source of a single gunshot wound to the side of her lower skull.