The incriminating photographs

Some of the photographs recovered from the apartment were a teen-aged girl with very short hair. In all photographs, she was handcuffed and shackled. Lee realized that the girl must have been held by Rhoades judging by the shaved pubic hair in different stages of re-growth and old bruises in her torso. The photos also revealed the girl had varying facial expressions. In some, she stared blankly, while in others she looked terrified and tearful.

The girl Lee wanted to find

In the back of his head, Lee thought she could be the girl he wanted to find, but he was hesitant in finding help identifying her because she might have been a willing partner in the sadistic acts. He feared that showing her pictures to the media might violate her rights, a hurdle he needed to work around.