Sneak peek: Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15? | Forensic Files

[Music] this is where it all began right this is where it all began April 23rd 2018 I received the call that body was
located off of Highway 98 I come over to this area and approximately here was about where the
head of the body was at and stretched out across the ditch with the feet facing in that direction she had bruises
from head to toe covering her entire body she had lacerations on her face stomach legs so this woman suffered
before she died she suffered I've never seen anything like it it was extreme violence extreme violence
Overkill and who do something like that at the time you don't know and what you worry about then is are they loosen our
community what type of individual am I dealing with or individuals is there one person is there
two you have a million questions that you can ask but you have no answers at the
time the next day they identified the woman that is een siden a young 31-year-old female in the
Miami area I've known siden for 25 years she was my best friend Elena called me she had told me
it was pretty where she was the last talk I had with eileene was very different she told me just these
horrific things you never think you'll hear from your best friend she said I need your
[Music] help it was like a movie my sister's involved and I don't know what's happening I told her to run you use the
word run did you say run 100% I said run get the get out of there go she's like I can't she was
scared to death this doesn't happen this doesn't happen to us this doesn't happen in real
life we received a call from the Sportsman's Lodge Motel there was a room that they were in the process of
cleaning there was blood and what close through your mind as you walk through all this beauty this
right here would be the last place that you could ever imagine a homicide taking
place especially right here in this piece of paradise I'll take you to room number
15 now when the housekeepers first came through this door what did they see uh they said the furniture was
knocked over onto the floor as they started cleaning the room they found more and more stuff to be wrong they
noticed stuff missing from the beds the sheets anything like that this bed here was completely covered in a blood stain
so that tells you there was a violent scene going on [Music] yeah and what happened in room 15 it's
unn if these walls could talk right oh if they could talk I'd like to hear him

ENCORE: Three people check into a Florida motel room. Only two walk out alive. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, July 12 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

A chilling investigation into the homicide of Eileen Siden reveals extreme violence and emotional turmoil for her loved ones.

Key points

The Call. A shocking discovery leads to the identification of a victim, a close friend.
A Friend in Distress. A chilling last conversation reveals a friend's desperate plea for help.
The Crime Scene. Housekeepers uncover a violent scene in a seemingly peaceful motel room.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I've never seen anything like it; it was extreme violence.

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