 In each murder, the victims were hacked to death with an axe and the mirrors in the homes were covered.A burning lamp with the chimney off was left at the foot of the bed and a basin in which the murderer washed was found in the kitchen.In each case, the murderer avoided leaving fingerprints by wearing gloves, which Wilkerson believed was strong evidence that the man was Mansfield, who knew his fingerprints were on file at the federal military prison at Leavenworth.