Did the killer scope out the hotel?
Police found it very unlikely for the killer to have scoped out the hotel ahead of time. This crime reeked of an impulsive act, which was not really well thought-out in any way. Nonetheless, investigators believed that Peggy - a quiet and cooperative person - would have likely given in to her attacker's demands with or without a firearm, and her killer had inflicted violence upon her for no other reason than his own gratification.
Was Vicki Heath's murder solved?
Despite the hard work of numerous detectives and other police officials throughout the years, Vicki Heath's murder would remain unsolved; with her unknown rapist and killer being able to get away with this crime, which police - at the time, at least - believed was a one off... an isolated incident.