. >> reporter: jeff baird, then a detective with the quincy police department, was assigned to head theeath investigation. when he arrived at the scene, he went straight upstairs. he was in the bedroom when the coroner examined cory's body. >> he tested her body temperature by placing his hand against her abdomen, i followed suit. >> was the body warm or cold to the touch? >> the abdomen was warm to the touch. >> it was warm. what did that tell the coroner? >> he knew that the time of death was narrowed then for the body to still be warm. >> reporter: it seemed clear that cory's death had been recent, within the past hour or so. not at all certain why or how the woman died. the detective couldn't rule out any possibility, including foul play. >> around the room itself, any overturned glasses or any signs of a struggle? >> no. >> so as i hear you, you're telling me you're seeing a woman who has apparently died in her bed and not that long before authorities arrive. >> that's right. if i can stress that there wasn't a single mark on her other than what appeared to be a skin blemish under