Detective. there were even some drops of blood just outside of the door. the blood trail led detectives to another discovery. shoe prints, outside the house. there was a lot of tracks out there. the house next door to ranch land, where lots of people went running, and riding their. carol, to. horses, animals, people use that area. there were a lot of checks. these tracks were unique. they were fresh. they found carols footprints from her job that very evening, but, there were others. her track, as it went out, the suspects tracked, then, stepped right on one of hers. so, she went out, and then the suspect came into her house. you even had a sequence of tracks. yes. about 50 feet from the main house, you remember, was a guest thought h which carroll had rented out to that tenant, jim. jim was one of the first