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And because construction crews had once leveled and filled a dry stream bed where some of the bodies had been buried, the team had to dig deep to find what had once been shallow graves. >> were police officers. we are not archaeologists. we have a little bit of background here, but something on this level was overwhelming. >> the learning curve was steep. early in the excavation, one investigator watched as an earth mover dug deep and dumped a load of dirt, only to see a human skull roll down th...

It came time to prosecute the west mesa gravedigger. >> the size and the scope of this thing was way beyond i think what any of us imagined it would be as it unfolded. >> reporter: it was a crime scene that covered the equivalent of 75 football fields. and because construction crews had once leveled and filled a dry streambed where some of the body had been buried, the team had to dig deep to find what had once been shallow graves. >> were police officers. were not archaeologists. we have a litt...

It came time to prosecute the west mesa grave digger. >> the size and the scope of this thing was way beyond i think what any of us imagined it would be as it unfolded. >> reporter: it was a crime scene that covered the equivalent of 75 football fields. and because construction crews had once leveled and filled a dry stream bed where some of the body had been buried, the team had to dig deep to find what had once been shallow graves. >> were police officers. were not archaeologists. we have a li...

Investigator to backhoe operator to tread lightly. >> from the time that bone came out of the hole, just about every single remaining victim came out. >> they using the best technology the department could bring to bear, lasers and ground-penetrating radar. but the work was slow and the commander would soon feel as if the eyes of the nation were watching every move he made. >> im wondering how many more am i going to find and how many more names am i going to go home with tonight? coming up --...

Feet. it was an eye opener that taught everyone from seasoned criminal investigator to backhoe operator to tread lightly. >> and from the time that bone came out of the hole just about every single remaining victim came out intact. >> reporter: they were using the best technology the department could bring to bear such as lasers and ground-penetrating radar. but the work was slow. and the commander would soon feel as if the eyes of the nation were watching every move he made. >> im wondering how...

Background here, but something on this level was overwhelming. >> the learning curve was steep. early in the excavation, one investigator watched as an earth mover dug deep and dumped a load of dirt, only to see a human skull roll down the hill and stop at his feet. it was an eye-opener that taught everyone from seasoned criminal investigator to backhoe operator to tread lightly. >> from the time that bone came out of the hole, just about every single remaining victim came out. >> they using the...

Everyone from seasoned criminal investigator to backhoe operator to tread lightly. >> and from the time that bone came out of the hole just about every single remaining victim came out intact. >> reporter: they were using the best technology the department could bring to bear such as lasers and ground-penetrating radar. but the work was slow. and the commander would soon feel as if the eyes of the nation were watching every move he made. >> im wondering how many more am i going to find and how m...

Deep to find what had once been shallow graves. >> were police officers. were not archeologists. but something in this level was overwhelming. >> the learning curve was steep. early in the excavation one investigator watched as an earth mover dug deep and dumped a load of dirt only to see a human skull roll down the hill and stop at his feet. it was an eye opener that taught everyone from seasoned criminal investigator to backhoe operator to tread lightly. >> and from the time that bone came out...