New information released Monday made it clear that investigators suspected very early on that Michael Blagg killed his wife and daughter.

The Grand Junction man bragged to them that he was a born-again Christian and that his life was "an open book" for them to investigate. Authorities did, and their investigation revealed a very different, dark side of Blagg, 7NEWS reported.

According to the arrest warrant, Blagg called police on Nov. 13, 2001 at 4:37 p.m. to report his wife Jennifer and daughter Abby missing.

When Mesa County Sheriff's deputies arrived, they found a large amount of blood on the bed in the master bedroom -- so much that it dripped onto the carpet underneath the bed.

Crime scene investigators found the blood to be dried and determined that it had been there for more than 3 to 4 hours, but less than 24 hours.

Investigators, using a special light to detect blood that can't be seen with the naked eye, found trace amounts of blood in several areas of the family minivan -- on the driver's side, on the steering wheel, brake pedal, front door handle, and sliding door, according to the arrest affidavit.

There were no trails of blood droplets leading from the master bedroom to the minivan (pictured, left), indicating that the victim had been wrapped tightly in something before being moved to the van, the affidavit said.

Two pillows were missing from the master bedroom and police theorized that Jennifer Blagg had pillows placed over her as she slept and was then shot in the face.

Police also found that Abby Blagg's dental retainer was not in its case. Since she only wore the retainer when she slept, investigators believed she too was harmed while she slept, the affadavit said.

A co-worker of Michael Blagg at Ametek-Dixson told deputies that on the day Jennifer and Abby Blagg disappeared, Michael was acting strangely.

The man said he saw Blagg pushing a pallet jack with two large cardboard boxes toward the trash compactor and when he asked if he could help, Blagg said in a strong voice, "Nope, just get away." That behavior, the coworker said, was unusual for Blagg.

Another coworker said Blagg came out to the loading dock area more than 20 times that day and "looked dazed." Others at Ametek-Dixson said Blagg was seen around the office more than usual that day, and investigators suspect that it was his attempt to build an alibi, the affadavit said.

Police also confirmed that Michael Blagg had been visiting a local escort service in Grand Junction. An employee of the escort service identified Blagg's picture out of a photo lineup, and said he visited two to three times a month between December 2000 and April 2001. The affidavit stated that Blagg asked for topless massages and masturbation.

According to the affidavit, detectives found more than 1,800 images of adult pornography on Blagg's home and work computers. When confronted with that information later, Blagg told investigators that his wife had been having difficulty with sexual intercourse due to her hysterectomy and that they were researching oral sex, according to the affidavit.

A former worker at Colorado Legal Service also contacted police after the case became public and identified Jennifer Blagg as the woman who came in two weeks before her murder to say she was a victim of domestic violence. The woman told investigators that Jennifer Blagg said she "couldn't handle it anymore. I can't take anymore of this abuse."

Grand Junction Police contacted a retired agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who previously worked as a criminal profiler. He said he was 99 percent certain that the crime was not a "random killing," the affidavit said.

The agent based his theory on "the execution, crime scene clean up and body removal" which took some time.

The retired FBI agent said that "whoever committed this crime had a high level of comfort in the house."

"Stranger intruders are not normally comfortable with long periods of time in a dwelling. .. who would be comfortable meticulously cleaning up after the murders? Secondly, burglars and rapists do not move and transport bodies; their perception of risk is increased with removal of a body," the affadavit said.

According to the affidavit, the retired agent believed the crime scene -- with jewelry and money strewn everywhere -- was staged.

The agent also said that the behavioral scientist's "rule of thumb" is that body removal indicates an intimate relationship between the killing and the victim(s). He determined that Jennifer Blagg was the target and Abby was mostly likely an "ancillary victim."

The affidavit says the retired FBI agent said the crime was premeditated and said that in 99 percent of the cases when the bodies are removed, it is an intimate partner who does the killing.

Police confronted Michael Blagg in February after he was observed by detectives stealing items from his employer. He was put under surveillance as a suspect in the murder case.

After nearly 10 hours of questioning, the affidavit said that Michael Blagg was asked to tell the truth about what happened to his wife and daughter.

"I can't tell you," the affidavit quotes Blagg as saying as he broke down sobbing. He later asked about the consequences and differences in types of murders, according to the affidavit. He told police that he wanted to tell the truth, but wanted a lawyer to tell him what the truth was going to mean, according to the affidavit.

The body of Jennifer Blagg was found in the Mesa County Landfill on May 13 and an autopsy revealed that she had been shot in the head, apparently with a 9 mm weapon.

Michael Blagg made his first Colorado court appearance Monday morning before Mesa County District Judge David Bottger as investigators continued to sift through tons of trash at the landfill, hoping to find the body of his daughter Abby.

The judge rescheduled Blagg's arraignment for July 18th.

Lawyers say the case file covers more than 16,000 pages.