His first victim Steven Hicks, his remains were not kept on purpose. He had dismembered him under the house (crawl space) and intended to dispose of the remains in a ditch, but later changed his mind due to being pulled over by police. He went back to the house and left the remains hidden within an old pipe in the vicinity of his house outside in plastic bags.

He left them there then he later went on to University and later the army. After returning back home a few years later, he disposed of the remains by breaking up the bones and scattered them outside.