All four people had their entrails hollowed out, and their breastbones were completely removed. Their limbs weren't touched, probably because they were worried that the coal would burn through the hands and feet of the corpses, ruining the current symmetry."
"How many layers of coal?"
"Two layers. It has burned down to the outermost layer, which is a glowing red. On the side touching the skin and flesh, it's not yet fully combusted."
"Bring one over for me to look at!"
Dean glanced around the tent and found a small pair of tongs next to a little stove. He grabbed a piece of coal from the outer layer and brought it outside.
After inspecting it for a moment, Massa confirmed, "This is natural coal from the west, very slow-burning. It takes about three hours for a unit to glow red, so the Skinners were still here six hours ago!"
"Let's go check the other tents."
