been seen as late as 5:00 a.m. Chalflinch did not go to work on Monday morning and did not phone to explain her absence.  Co-workers went to her apartment and knocked but heard no response.  When Chalflinch did not arrive at work again on Tuesday morning, her co-workers phoned the police.


5
Police discovered a gruesome scene when they entered the Chalflinches' apartment on Tuesday morning.  Both Diane and Christina had been repeatedly stabbed to death.  Diane Chalflinch had approximately 100 stab and cut wounds.  Christina's body also bore multiple stab wounds, including several in the head, and a brown electrical cord was wrapped around her neck.  Blood was on the floor and the walls.


6
Several pieces of physical evidence connected Brown to the murders. Luminol and phenolphthalein tests, used to determine the presence of blood undetectable to the human eye, revealed prints of bare feet in the kitchen. Police discovered patterns of blood outside the Chalflinches' front door, on the steps leading down from their apartment, and on the concrete pad at the foot of the steps.  A fingerprint expert identified a latent palm print on Diane Chalflinch's bedroom wall as that of Brown's left palm print.  At the door to Brown's apartment, visible bloodstains were found on the concrete stoop.  The luminol test indicated the presence of blood on Brown's doorknob and bare footprints of blood all over his kitchen floor.  There was a drop of blood on Brown's toolbox, which contained several knives, and on