TAMPA, Fla. — The families sat in lawn chairs, watching big yellow machines claw through the earth.
The summer sun bore down on the empty lot in Largo nestled between a Baptist church and the Pinellas Trail. Drivers and pedestrians stopped, curious, as about a dozen forensic investigators continued their rhythm of digging: shovel, sift, discard.
They were searching for the remains of Retha Hiers.
