73Maggie fell back on her forensic training. She tried to concentrate on details. Observe and examine. Her eyes adjusted to the dim light. There was actually more space than she imagined. But there were also piles of dirt and debris.
First, they removed the woman’s body. Already Maggie realized how much she hated maggots. Up this close she could see them clinging to the soft tissue even as the CSU techs swiped at them. Some fell off as the techs lifted and wedged the corpse onto a medevac basket the sheriff’s department had provided. They tightened the rope around her then waited while Cunningham and Turner pulled, engaging the pulley system.
There was only the one corpse out in the open, though Maggie didn’t need to look hard to know there were others. They, however, would require some
