The police found love letters around the bodies of the murder victims and were able to gather and piece them back together to confirm the gossip about the couple's affair.
The brutal murder of a woman and a man was described in detail, with the confirmation of their affair found in love letters.
The crab apple tree where the bodies were found became a tourist attraction and a carnival-like crime scene on weekends.
In the 19th century, people visiting and disturbing crime scenes was a big issue, as many would take parts of the scene as souvenirs, especially dirt from the crime scene. This not only interfered with investigations but also led to the rise of sellers who would sell fake crime scene dirt to tourists.