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== Police investigation ==

[[File:Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Police Ford F-150.jpg|thumb|A [[Royal Newfoundland Constabulary]] forensic unit is observed on the streets of St. John's, NL]]

Police quickly theorized, based on their interpretation of evidence at the scene, that no forciblyforcible entry was made to the home and concluded that Catherine Carroll's murderer was someone who knew her, or someone who had access to and was familiar with the home.

An autopsy report revealed that Ms. Carroll had 53 [[serrated blade]] knife wounds, and was not sexually assaulted, which led police to believe that her murder was more likely motivated by hate or anger rather than an act of passion. Police also believed, based on the dilution of blood and water found at the scene, that Carroll's murderer had showered, while she lay dead on the bathroom floor.