Welcome back to postmortem. I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green, and this week we are discussing the case of

Eileen Seiden, who was brutally murdered at a motel while on a road trip with her two romantic partners.

So what really happened in Room 15?

Well, let us talk to people who actually visited the room to report on this case.

Joining me today are 48 hours correspondent Peter Van Sant and producers Lauren White and

Richie Fetzer. Thank you so much.

It's great to sit down with you guys again. Hi, Ann Marie. Hi, Mary. Thank you for having us.

Great to be back, Anne Marie. And remember if you haven't listened to the 48 hours episode yet,

you can find the full audio just below this episode in your podcast feed.

So go take a listen and then come on back here for our conversation.

In April of 2018, Eileen Seiden was passing through the small town of Appalachicola with her partners, Zach Abel and Christina Arajo.

When they decided to make a pit stop at the Sportsman's Lodge

Motel, but Eileen would never make it back home. You visited Room 15 where Eileen was killed.

What was it like to be there? I've been in a lot of crime scenes, right? And inside that room, it took me back,

you know, when I was a kid and watched Psycho for the first time at the Bates Motel, it was,

it's disturbing because there ends up being kind of an energy in these rooms where, where, you know,

a battle has taken place, blood has been shed, and a life

has been lost. It's just not like walking into a typical room. It's also a place, it's a very

solemn place to go into knowing all of that has happened and a very sad place. And you feel that

vibe. Yes, and especially it's strange in contrast to the beauty of the

property. You know, you've got these peacock roaming around. We're right next to the water. It's

really just a lovely, lovely place, but that room definitely, you know, you went in knowing it was

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