 According to the subsequent criminal complaint, the more decomposed of the two bodies was partly concealed in black plastic garbage bags and had her hands bound behind her back with rope.The other body “was found with a rope wrapped around her neck, had a sexual ball gag strapped into her mouth with a collar and was naked.” 

Zelich, who had continued to use S&M dating websites after the recovery of the bodies, was arrested on June 27, 2014.Laura Simonson was immediately identified from her dental records.