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Arms and his hands for injuries. he didnt have any. there was no cuts. >> on the night of darrell norths murder, the dallas/ft. worth area was hit with a driving rainstorm, causing flash floods and power outages. the storm was so bad, darrell sent his construction crew home early, but he stayed behind because he had a 5:00 p.m. appointment with curtis pope. they were going to discuss quality problems with the swimming pool pope was installing at the hotel. pope was having financial problems. his...

Because, according to him, darrell had promised him continued work. >> darrells family never met johnson, but theyd heard of him. >> darrell had mentioned that he had had some problems with him. he usually didnt bring his problems home, and so since it was something that he had shared with me, i thought it was probably serious. >> incredibly, just two days after darrells murder, johnson called asking to get his job back. >> the superintendent felt like it was odd that bob johnson was calling the...

This tiny drop of blood on the back of darrell norths pants told an important story. since the blood hit darrells pants at a 90-degree angle, it meant the killer was standing over darrells body while he was bleeding from his own wound, and he continued to bleed as he left the scene. >> when we observed those vertical drops of blood leading away from mr. norths body, that was a very significant thing for us to find because we knew then that the killers dna was going to be present on that scene. >...

Paid money to download a book on how to beat it. >> as testing continued on the blood stains on the floor of the crime scene, investigators noticed one blood drop on darrell norths pants that they had previously overlooked. >> there was a vertical drop on the back left pant leg of darrell north, while hes laying on the floor. >> the shape of the drop was perfectly round, meaning that the origin of the blood was stationary, and hit the fabric at a 90-degree angle. >> the significance of such a dr...

Seen before. some bruising under his eye. >> there was no cut, but it was a slight bruising. >> a background check revealed popes business was faltering. >> he had a reputation of just not being very good at what he did, as far as the construction of the swimming pools. >> popes business records indicated he was deeply in debt, wasnt able to pay his suppliers, and the only big client he had left was darrell north. if darrell fired pope during their meeting, it would have been the end of popes co...

A polygraph and had, in fact, paid money to download a book on how to beat it. >> as testing continued on the blood stains on the floor of the crime scene, investigators noticed one blood drop on darrell norths pants that they had previously overlooked. >> there was a vertical drop on the back left pant leg of darrell north, while hes laying on the floor. >> the shape of the drop was perfectly round, meaning that the origin of the blood was stationary, and hit the fabric at a 90-degree angle. >>...

Darrell may have used it to defend himself, causing an injury, a facial cut, or nosebleed. to identify the killer, dna samples were collected from the two suspects, bob johnson and curtis pope. dna testing revealed it was curtis popes blood at the crime scene. >> if darrell north had not taken some steps to defend himself, this case wouldnt have been solved. >> would have never dreamed that, you know, firing somebody, you know, would cause somebody to, you know, go postal. >> darrells family cou...

Investigators found five other drops of blood at the scene perfectly round in between darrells body and the door. >> i said, why not lets just test these five particular drops of blood that we know or we feel like didnt come from darrell north. >> tests confirmed the blood was not darrell norths. there was only one question that remained. who left the blood? one of the two suspects or someone else? beta-glucan... of a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholest...

Going to continue to work there because, according to him, darrell had promised him continued work. >> darrells family never met johnson, but theyd heard of him. >> darrell had mentioned that he had had some problems with him. he usually didnt bring his problems home, and so since it was something that he had shared with me, i thought it was probably serious. >> incredibly, just two days after darrells murder, johnson called asking to get his job back. >> the superintendent felt like it was odd ...

He wanted to own divas when he walked in there. and he is just a small little man and perhaps the most incompetent killer that bucks countys ever seen. up next, a violent thunderstorm provides cover for a brutal murder. >> an absolutely brutal crime scene. >> obviously, this was a case of an overkill. >> there are plenty of suspects with clear motives, but they all pass polygraph tests. >> its not 100% reliable. >> if investigators didnt find the one tiny clue left at the scene, they might nev...