body was lying face down on the bedroom floor. we waited until she was turned over and we got a good look at her face. and she was also identified by some of the tattoos. reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tatooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashlea s friends were totally in the dark. we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that she s unavailable right now. reporter: ashlea s boss, chris cravey had just arrived and was trying to get some answers. for a couple hours, we just assumed that she was being taken care of. reporter: and while they waited for information, investigators were realizing this was no accident. it was obvious that she had been beaten due to the amount of blood that we found. and then we observed that her arms were bound behind her back, and her ankles were also bound. reporter: it looked, said the detectives, like ashlea had been fighting back against a truly vicious attack.
apartment, what was that like? it was um it was very disturbing. reporter: a woman s lifeless body was lying face down on the bedroom floor. we waited until she was turned over and we got a good look at her face. and she was also identified by some of the tattoos. reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tatooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashlea s friends were totally in the dark. we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that she s unavailable right now. reporter: ashlea s boss, chris cravey had just arrived and was trying to get some answers. for a couple hours, we just assumed that she was being taken care of. reporter: and while they waited for information, investigators were realizing this was no accident. it was obvious that she had been beaten due to the amount of blood that we found. and then we observed that her arms were bound behind her back, and her ankles were also bound. reporter: it
reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tatooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashlea s friends were totally in the dark. we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that she s unavailable right now. reporter: ashlea s boss, chris cravey had just arrived and was trying to get some answers. for a couple hours, we just assumed that she was being taken care of. reporter: and while they waited for information, investigators were realizing this was no accident. it was obvious that she had been beaten due to the amount of blood that we found. and then we observed that her arms were bound behind her back, and her ankles were also bound. reporter: it looked, said the detectives, like ashlea had been fighting back against a truly vicious attack. she had been beaten and possibly tortured. we later discovered that her neck had been slit. reporter: not only that, the fire looked suspicious, so
about 40 to 50 friends and family and co-workers. and then we had residents that were just, you know, lookin from balconies, so we had quite a crowd out here. reporter: by now, firefighters had squelched the flames, and the detectives walked up the steps to ashlea s door. when you went into that apartment, what was that like? it was um it was very disturbing. reporter: a woman s lifeless body was lying face down on the bedroom floor. we waited until she was turned over and we got a good look at her face. and she was also identified by some of the tattoos. reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tattooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashlea s friends were totally in the dark. we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that she s unavailable right now.
ernie pate sped over there, too. there was a crowd that was startin to gather and next thing you know, we have about 40 to 50 friends and family and co-workers. and then we had residents that were just, you know, lookin from balconies, so we had quite a crowd out here reporter: by now, firefighters had squelched the flames, and the detectives walked up the steps to ashlea s door. when you went into that apartment, what was that like? it was um it was very disturbing. reporter: a woman s lifeless body was lying face down on the bedroom floor. we waited until she was turned over and we got a good look at her face. and she was also identified by some of the tattoos. reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tatooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashlea s friends were totally in the dark. we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that she s unavailable right now. reporter: ashlea s boss, chris cravey had ju