forest that officials believe the killers went through as they moved their way west. they had to deal with a lot of underbrush, difficult terrain, and harsh elements. heat humidity rain and lots of mosquitos and black flies. the trail quickly went cold. several false leads from trip tips poured? female report that she is a two males. reporter: even taking the search to friendship, new york hundreds of miles from the prison. finally, two weeks into the hunt a key development. the owner of this cabin in owls head new york just 20 miles from where it all began saw signs of a break-in and someone inside. the trail got hot when investigators identified dna from both escapees. we have recovered specific items from that cabin. reporter: then four days later a second break-in at a cabin in malone eight miles northwest of owls head. that turned up more of matt s