Deleting user in Mavericks didn't delete files

I deleted a user account and selected "Delete the home folder." However, once the user was deleted, I didn't regain any hard drive space. I've emptied the Trash. The user's files must be somewhere on Macintosh HD. But where? I want to delete them!
I created the user account in order to temporarily back up my son's iOS device - music/photos/apps/movies came to about 10-12 gb. But the backup should have been in ~Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup - no? And should have been deleted when I deleted the user account?

Yes, I downloaded the software and I finally see all accounted for files. It all makes sense now. It turns out that my library, system files, and applications all added up to about 20 gigs, thus there was really no hidden files. Thank you for your help. The application worked and it helped point things out clearly to me.

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