 Details of Carol 's death were revealed in the post mortem . There were severe injuries to the skull , and it was said that her face had been smashed by multiple blows . It was later found in court that the murder weapon had been an ice axe . The body was found to be in a foetal position , which suggested that the body had been dealt with within a few hours of death , before rigor mortis could settle in . It has since been said that the investigators failed to acknowledge that rigor mortis passes in a 24 ‑ to 48 ‑ hour time period , and that the body could feasibly have been trussed once rigor mortis had passed . Many unusual knots were used to tie the body , and the same knots were said to be used in Gordon Park 's house and boat . This was one of the key pieces of evidence used against Gordon in the trial . 
 Details of Carol <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>death <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> revealed in the post mortem . <a href='dey_it' title='3'><mark>There</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> severe injuries to the skull , and it was said that her face <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> been smashed by multiple blows . It was later found in court that the murder weapon had been an ice axe . The body was found to be in a foetal position , which suggested that the body <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> been dealt with within a few hours of death , before rigor mortis could settle in . It <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> since been said that the investigators failed to acknowledge that rigor mortis <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>passes</mark></a> in a 24 ‑ to 48 ‑ hour time period , and that the body could feasibly <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>have</mark></a> been trussed once rigor mortis <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>had</mark></a> passed . Many unusual knots <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>were</mark></a> used to tie the body , and the same knots <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> said to be used in Gordon Park <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>house and boat . This was one of the key pieces of evidence used against Gordon in the trial . 
Details of Carol  death was revealed in the post mortem . It was severe injuries to da skull , and it was said dat her face done been smashed by multiple blows . It was later found in court that the murder weapon had been an ice axe . The body was found to be in a foetal position , which suggested that the body done been dealt witt within a few hrs of death , before rigor mortis could settle in . It have since been said that the investigators failed to acknowledge tdatrigor mortis pass in a 24 ‑ to 48 ‑ hour time period , and thdathe body could feasibly done been trussed once rigor mortis done passed . Many unusual knots was used to tie the body , and tdasame knots was said to b used in Gordon Park  housee and boat . dis was one of the key pieces of evidence used against Gordon in thdarial .