Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

The only clue to find a killer was some footprints in the snow

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

A MURDERER WAS FOUND AFTER LEAVING TRACE EVIDENCE UNDER HIS VICTIM’S FINGERNAILS

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead