:24:00
...they were perfect
because of the sandy soiI.
:24:03
And we found a carpet fragment
from inside the truck.
:24:06
That wiII aIways shock me untiI this day.
:24:09
In Wyoming, the wind's so strong...
:24:11
...you usuaIIy never find something
Iike that at an exterior crime scene.
:24:16
His hands were thumbs out,
what we caII the cuffing position.
:24:20
It's how we handcuff peopIe.
:24:22
He was tied with a reaI thin white rope...
:24:25
...and it was wound around the bottom of
the poIe about four inches off the ground.
:24:31
His shoes were missing.
:24:35
He was tied extremeIy tight,
so I used my boot knife.
:24:38
I tried to sIip it in there,
between the rope and his wrist.
:24:43
I had to be extremeIy carefuI...
:24:45
...so as not to harm Matthew any further.
:24:48
I was yeIIing at him at the top
of my Iungs, ''Hey, wake up!''
:24:51
Something,
just trying to get anything out of him.
:24:55
He didn't move, he didn't flinch,
he didn't anything.
:24:58
We roIIed him over onto his Ieft side.
When we did that, he stopped breathing.
:25:03
I immediateIy got him back on his back.
:25:05
And that was just enough
of an adjustment.
:25:08
It gave me just enough room for me to
sIip my knife in there and to cut him free.
:25:14
And then Rob drove the ambulance to
Ivinson Hospital's emergency room.
:25:18
Once we saw Matthew, it was obvious
that his care was beyond our capabilities.
:25:24
Phoned the neurosurgeon
over at Poudre VaIIey...
:25:28
...and Matthew was on his way
in an hour and 15 minutes, I think.
:25:34
A coupIe of days Iater,
they showed me a picture of Matthew.
:25:40
I wouId have never recognized him.
:25:45
Said defendants Ieft the victim...
:25:48
...tied to the fence, begging for his Iife.
:25:55
You'd liKe to thinK
it was somebody from out of town...
:25:57
...that's come through
and beaten up somebody.