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>> the test casings from the gun were examined with a comparison microscope. viewed side by side, the shell casings left no doubt the murder weapon was justin bullards gun. >> the boots were mr. bullards. the gun was mr. bullards. the last phone call from the victim was to mr. bullards apartment. >> but despite the overwhelming evidence, bullard not only denied he was the killer, he came up with the incredible tale that someone must have stolen all his things, committed the crime, then returned ...

Uniform size. >> those marks will be imparted on that plastic insulation for a number of feet before it changes dramatically. >> lined up on a comparison microscope, it was no doubt. the wire from both bomb sites came from the same source. >> in fact, that these were produced on the same forming die at the same plant. >> they also discovered both bombs used the same glue and the same cotton string. since both bombs appeared to be made by the same individual, this eliminated jimmy morris and phil...

Once again, this was information only the killer would know, since it hadnt been released to the public. the handwriting at the bottom of the page was consistent with brambletts known handwriting samples. firearms expert van roberts compared the bullets from the murder victims to the gun found next to blaine hodges body. even though the gun had no barrel, it still had its firing pin. under a comparison microscope, you can see the unique marks made on the shells from the guns firing pin. the firi...

Extrusion mark, made during the examining process. this process makes the wire its uniform size. >> those marks will be imparted on the plastic element before it changes dramatically. >> looking at it on a comparison microscope, there was no doubt the wire from both bomb sites came from the same source. >> in fact, these were produced on the same diet, the same plant. >> they also discovered both bombs used the same glue and the same cotton string. since both bombs appeared to be made by the sam...

Using a comparison microscope, jones compared the fibers to see if they were similar. >> the three fibers, three different fiber types that made up the trunk liner, were also found on the moving blanket. >> but were the fibers in larrys trunk an exact match to the fibers from the blanket covering judys body? to find out, jones used fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, a technology not available in 1978. and the result, the three fibers from the blanket were synthetic rayon, and the three f...

Public. the handwriting at the bottom of the page was consistent with brambletts known handwriting samples. firearms expert van roberts compared the bullets from the murder victims to the gun found next to blaine hodges body. even though the gun had no barrel, it still had its firing pin. under a comparison microscope, you can see the unique marks made on the shells from the guns firing pin. the firing pin marks from the gun at the crime scene matched the spent casings found in brambletts truck ...

Semiautomatic fire, chambered to fire .380-caliber ammunition. >> the test casings from the gun were examined with a comparison microscope. viewed side by side, the shell casings left no doubt the murder weapon was justin bullards gun. >> the boots were mr. bullards. the gun was mr. bullards. the last phone call from the victim was to mr. bullards apartment. >> but despite the overwhelming evidence, bullard not only denied he was the killer, he came up with the incredible tale that someone must ...

Texas crime scene. what does that tell you? >> well, anderson, it tells me that they have a little bit to go on. the fact that they have the same brand doesnt really tell me much. i mean, hornaday ammunition is sold throughout the country. you can get it anywhere. the fact that you have the same caliber along with the other details like a similar late model vehicle tells me that they have reason for an association, and i guess moving forward, they are going to look to get the cartridge cases fro...

>> most guns are capable of leaving individual characteristics on fired cartridge casings and bullets and if this gun did in fact do that, it shouldnt be very difficult for a forensic examiner to determine that. >> how long would that take? once they got the casings together? >> it could take anywhere from five minutes to 30 minutes. >> okay. do they actually have to have the physical casing or can they do it from a photograph? >> no, no, no. they have to do the physical casings. both cartridge ...

Difficult for a forensic examiner to determine that. >> how long would that take? once they got the casings together? >> it could take anywhere from five minutes to 30 minutes. >> okay. do they actually have to have the physical casing or can they do it from a photograph? >> no, no, no. they have to do the physical casings. both cartridge casings or all the cartridge casings from all three incidents need to be in the same location under the same comparison microscope. >> i appreciate your expert...