Mrs. Hammond arrived home around 4:45 and found the front door locked and rang the doorbell. She noticed blood on the couch in the living room and the defendant told her that Kenneth had cut himself playing with a knife and had gone to a dance. She went to the store and when she returned the defendant was still drinking liquor. At around 6:30 p.m., Kenneth realized that he had forgotten his wallet and returned home. As he approached the front door, his mother came out and asked to see the cut on his arm. Kenneth explained that he had no cut. His mother than asked defendant about the blood in the kitchen and the defendant told her that Victoria had cut herself, but that the cut was not serious. The defendant explained that Victoria was at a friend's for dinner. The mother wanted to take Kenneth with her to get Victoria. Kenneth happened to look into Victoria's room and found her nude, bloody body under some boxes and blankets on the floor near her bed. Kenneth ran out of the room screaming that defendant had killed her. Mrs. Hammond went next door to phone the police.