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Everyone else at a red light. >> i thought from a far distance it was a remo control plane. as it continues going north it got bigger and bigger and bigger. >> reporter: the most bizarre traffic stop in trooper clint thompsons 20 plus year. >> im looking at gaps in the road and hoping it doesnt come down and hit a car. >> reporter: authorities say the pilot reported fuel system malfunction. no one was hurt. trooper thompson helped push the plane off the roadway, a shocking morning mayday that so...

The gun back so it couldnt be used in any other crimes. he indicated that we would never find the gun, it was thrown down a sewer, and later on he recanted that story saying someone else had the gun and we would never find it. >> john skinner pled guilty to second-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> im glad for the forensic scientists that were able to close this case. i think that audrey rests better, knowing that her kids dont have to wonder what happened and her friends dont...

Tennis shoes was about the only given that we had. >> a month after audreys death, a pedestrian found her purse in a field about a mile from her home. her identification was inside, but all the money was gone. this proved robbery was a motive, but why murder? >> it was an unanswered question for all of us. it was like, who would do this, why would they do it, and how? how did they choose her? >> research shows criminals often commit their crimes close to where they live. so, police focused their...

None of the drawers or closets had been ransacked, but audreys purse was missing. >> looked like the house had been selected for a break-in so that somebody could go in and find something of value, probably to purchase for drugs. >> a preliminary look at the evidence left no doubt about what had happened. audrey heard the intruder kick in the back door. she grabbed the portable phone, ran to the bathroom and locked herself in. but apparently, he heard her on the phone. [ screaming ] [ shot ] the...

To him about where the gun was, because our main goal was to get the gun back so it couldnt be used in any other crimes. he indicated that we would never find the gun, it was thrown down a sewer, and later on he recanted that story saying someone else had the gun and we would never find it. >> john skinner pled guilty to second-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> im glad for the forensic sciences, that they were able to close this case. i think that audrey rests better, knowing...

Police apprehended a man breaking into a home just down the street from audreys. >> get down on the ground! >> irony of ironies. they end up with a home nearby audreys that was broken into, and the guys wearing sneakers. not only is he wearing sneakers, but hes wearing spalding sneakers. >> there were glass fragments embedded right in the shoes of the first suspects shoes. >> its like, whoa, is this the guy? and glimmers of hope that maybe there had been a solution to the audrey slaying. >> but ...

>> the fact that hes wearing tennis shoes was about the only given that we had. >> a month after audreys death, a pedestrian found her purse in a field about a mile from her home. her identification was inside, but all the money was gone. this proved robbery was a motive, but why murder? >> it was an unanswered question for all of us. it was like, who would do this, why would they do it, and how? how did they choose her? >> research shows criminals often commit their crimes close to where they l...

The gun back so it couldnt be used in any other crimes. he indicated that we would never find the gun, it was thrown down a sewer, and later on he recanted that story saying someone else had the gun and we would never find it. >> john skinner pled guilty to second-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> im glad for the forensic scientists that were able to close this case. i think that audrey rests better, knowing that her kids dont have to wonder what happened and her friends dont...

Shoes through ordinary activities every day, it produces cuts and scratches and nicks in the bottoms of your shoes, which make it unique to all other shoes. and so, its those scratches that we really look for. >> after extensive comparisons, michaud called investigators with some bad news. >> the sizes were slightly off. things just didnt line up correctly. and then we were absolutely positive that those werent the shoes that made the impressions left at the crime scene. >> what we had hoped wou...

Break. police apprehended a man breaking into a home just down the street from audreys. >> get down on the ground! >> irony of ironies. they end up with a home nearby audreys that was broken into, and the guys wearing sneakers. not only is he wearing sneakers, but hes wearing spalding sneakers. >> there were glass fragments embedded right in the shoes of the first suspects shoes. >> its like, whoa, is this the guy? and glimmers of hope that maybe there had been a solution to the audrey slaying. ...