sometimes reporting details that crime scene commander paul feist preferred to keep secret. >> all ofictims buried out on the west mesa were buried naked, with no clothing on. >> it was a problem. we had things that we wanted to keep very secret, or things that we didn't want released. we had them in the air. they had the big telescoping lenses. they were there constantly. and there were certain processes that it did pose a concern. >> reporter: caught between the pressure to keep the public informed and the need to prevent key details from leaking out to cranks and copycats who routinely clogged tip lines, commander feist found himself scheduling sensitive excavation work in the off hours, when he knew cameras would not be looking over his shoulder. >> i needed to know where they were all the time. that way, again, so if i were doing a different process or if i was looking at something specific, i needed to know that i didn't have the eyes of america in that hole with me. >> reporter: by mid april, after 2 1/2 months of intensive searching, mapping, and aerial photography, commander